Elon Musk has detailed the path Tesla will take to make Optimus and Robotaxi affordable, as the company continues to push to bring autonomy and artificial intelligence to consumers at low prices.
Tesla’s Robotaxi and Optimus programs are among the two most revolutionary projects the company is working on, outside of the Full Self-Driving suite.
Robotaxi and FSD go hand in hand, especially considering the success of Tesla’s fully autonomous car, which has no steering wheel or pedals and is entirely dependent on solving the problem of autonomous driving.
Add to that the prospect of having a kind of Tesla ᴀssistant in your home with Optimus. “It will walk your dog, it will watch your kid,” Elon Musk said at the We, Robot event in October, which saw the Robotaxi unveiled to the public for the first time.
Tesla will eventually have the opportunity to offer both of these products to consumers. In a perfect world, this would happen in two years. Tesla plans to release the Robotaxi “by 2027.” We wouldn’t be surprised if things happened around 2030, as Tesla tends to be very aggressive with timelines.
Regardless of the release date, pricing for both products will be a priority. Tesla said the Optimus will be available for between $20,000 and $30,000. The Robotaxi will also be priced around $30,000, according to Tesla.
Offering both of these products to consumers for the price many pay for a standalone, non-autonomous car would be an incredible deal if Tesla can pull it off.
Musk said in a post on X earlier today that Tesla will manage to offer the pair for $60,000, but it will take a significant number in terms of production volumes to get there:
“We need to reach production volumes above 1 M/year, but in the long term, yes.”
What investors will want to see from Tesla before accessibility is discussed is continued improvement of the FSD platform and updates on Robotaxi production.
In recent years, FSD has been working to reduce restrictions and now allows hands-free driving. Drivers are still monitored by the cabin camera, but overall, FSD users report improvements.
