The Tesla Robovan is an

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van planned for future development by Tesla. Announced in October 2024, the vehicle is being designed to carry up to 20 passengers.

History

Background

The Tesla Master Plan Part Deux, released in 2016, suggested the development of a "people-mover," and in 2022 Tesla CEO Elon Musk spoke of the development of a "highly configurable Robovan for people & cargo." The future large vehicle was teased at Tesla's 2023 Investor Day in March 2023, and the Tesla Master Plan Part 3, released a month later, outlined the production of a commercial van as part of the two vehicles it was going to launch along with a robotaxi.

Announcement

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version of the

Robovan was unveiled on 10 October 2024 at the "We, Robot" event at Warner Brothers Studio in

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, with a prototype driving up near the main stage, and 14 people exited the vehicle. The

Cybercab The Tesla Cybercab, also known as the Robotaxi, is an upcoming two-passenger car, two-passenger battery-electric self-driving car under development by Tesla Inc., Tesla. The vehicle is planned to be fully autonomous robot, autonomous. The prot ...

and the first free-walking Optimus humanoid robots were the principal features of the event. The Robovan can carry up to 20 passengers and also work separately as a cargo van.

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said the vehicle had a "retro-futuristic look" with no steering wheel. Tesla CEO

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said "We’re going to make this, and it’s going to look like that." The Robovan is intended to operate on the

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, Tesla's ridehailing service for self-driving vehicles. No further production or cost details were released.

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History

Background

Announcement

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