Tesla’s Next Generation Smaller Car to Operate Mostly Autonomously: Musk

Tesla’s Next Generation Smaller Car to Operate Mostly Autonomously: Musk
Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk during a delivery event for Tesla China-made Model 3 cars at its factory in Shanghai on Jan. 7, 2020. (Aly Song/Reuters)
Reuters
3/9/2023
Updated:
3/9/2023

Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk on Tuesday said that the next generation small car the company is working on would operate mostly in autonomous mode, similar to a promise he made in 2020.

On Tuesday he said there was a clear path to delivering a car that cost half as much to build as Tesla’s Model 3 sedan, but he offered no details about timing or models.

At the 2020 event, Musk said he was “confident” that Tesla Inc. would make a small, compelling $25,000 electric car that was fully autonomous, within about three years.