Tesla CEO Elon Musk said via video Thursday at a conference in Shanghai that his company was “very close” to developing its first 100% autonomous electric car, possibly “later this year.”
“In terms of where Tesla is right now, I think we are very close to achieving autonomous driving without human supervision,” Elon Musk said in a video conference to open a conference on artificial intelligence (AI) in Shanghai, China. .
“It’s just speculation, but I think we’ll hit full autonomous driving, maybe stage four or five, I think later this year,” the billionaire added, citing the two lowest levels of self-driving advancements, meaning that human assistance is no longer necessary.
a lot of questions
The Twitter boss admitted his earlier predictions were wrong, but said he felt Tesla was “closer to its goal than ever before.”
In fact, Elon Musk has already exceeded the dates he had given for the launch of such a vehicle, the technology of which raises many questions in the United States.
China is the world’s biggest market for electric vehicles and Elon Musk announced in April that his company would build a second megafactory in Shanghai.
His presence at this conference, including on video, shows his willingness to maintain good relations with China, after a face-to-face visit in May.
In the first quarter, Tesla reported a 24% drop in net profit to $2.5 billion as the electric car giant cut prices to stimulate demand and fight competition.
Source: BFM TV
