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Elon Musk is determined to change the entire nature of Tesla.

Elon Musk’s pivot to robotics has not only changed Tesla’s business model, but is also revamping the entire nature of the company.

Tesla – founded nearly 22 years ago – originated from a simple but bold idea: Electric vehicles are completely feasible without breaking through battery technology, just combining existing technologies in a new way. But for now, Tesla is taking a different path: Bet on nascent artificial intelligence technology, with the expectation of being able to put millions of self-driving cars on the road by the end of next year.

Musk believes that Tesla can become a robotics company, no longer dependent on human-driven cars. This belief also helps Tesla maintain a high valuation of up to trillions of dollars as a technology corporation instead of just an automaker.

From “laptops on wheels” to self-driving AI

When it first started (under the name Tesla Motors), the company was built on the idea of using finger-sized lithium-ion battery cells (often used for laptops) reconnected into a large battery pack to operate sports cars. While the auto industry gave up because lead-acid batteries were too heavy, had a low lifespan and had a range of less than 100 miles, Tesla chose the opposite direction — leveraging what was already in consumer electronics.

The key to Tesla’s success lies in its ability to combine intelligent software and mechanical engineering to avoid fire and explosion, turning lithium-ion batteries into a weapon that surpasses traditional companies.

After years of proving electric vehicles are in demand, expanding mass production, Musk is now focused on his robotization vision: From self-driving cars to humanoid robots.

Some argue that the integration of AI technology into vehicles is just the next step in the previous technology integration strategy. However, self-driving car technology is still in its infancy. Unlike initially just connecting the available cameras, this time Tesla developed its own AI as the “brain” to control the car.

Tesla fans often cite driver assistance systems such as Autopilot and FSD (Full Self-Driving) to demonstrate that Tesla has come a long way. However, Tesla itself admits that FSD is not yet a fully autonomous system – the driver is still legally liable, regardless of how the car feels “on its own”.

What Musk promised is now another level: The car makes its own decisions. He said that Tesla has a big advantage thanks to its current fleet of cars that collect real-world data, helping AI learn faster.

However, the robot car is still only at the test level, even with a leader like Waymo. GM abandoned the robotaxi plan because it was too expensive. Even Alphabet, Waymo’s parent company, has not been able to turn self-driving car services into a big source of revenue like Google ads.

Currently, Waymo has only about 1,500 self-driving cars in operation, equivalent to the number of EV1 electric vehicles that GM produced in California more than 25 years ago – a failed project but the inspiration for Tesla’s birth.

On the eve of implementation, the Musk community ridiculed Waymo’s small size compared to Tesla’s huge car production capacity.

“Teslas leaving the current factory are capable of self-driving without supervision!” – Musk posted on social media last week, with a video of a Model Y without a front-seat occupant operating on its own – allegedly tested in Austin, Texas.

Although full of confidence, Musk admits that the first phase will be very small – maybe only 10 units in the first week, increase to thousands in a few months and reach hundreds of thousands, even a million vehicles by the end of 2026.

“We are extremely obsessed with safety, so the launch schedule may change,” Musk wrote.

Overall, what Musk promised this time was not easy – although many believe it will eventually come true.

Source: WSJ