Tesla Confirmed A New Model — The RoboTaxi
Tesla has been working on self-driving technology for years, and the latest Full-Self-Driving (FSD) Beta demonstrations look promising. According to Elon Musk, the FSD Beta will be available in Europe in the Summer of 2022, and a wider rollout is planned for North America by the end of 2022.
FSD Beta should be available in Europe for LHD this summer, RHD a few months later. These dates depend on regulatory approval.
Once FSD is solved and reliable enough to operate without human supervision, Tesla will release a ride-hailing service similar to Uber and Lyft, as stated in the Masterplan Part II:
Sharing
When true self-driving is approved by regulators, it will mean that you will be able to summon your Tesla from pretty much anywhere. Once it picks you up, you will be able to sleep, read or do anything else enroute to your destination. You will also be able to add your car to the Tesla shared fleet just by tapping a button on the Tesla phone app and have it generate income for you while you’re at work or on vacation, significantly offsetting and at times…