Inside the New $30,000 Tesla: More Questions than Answers!

[@hyperspeed24]

What i liked best about this video is your excitement. It's nice to see someone who tells the story with great energy.

[@WHATSINSIDEFAMILY]

Really fun. What an event!

[@ItsKimJava]

Couldn’t do it without you. You’re a National Treasure…RPA.

[@WHATSINSIDEFAMILY]

@@ItsKimJava Hahaha. Thanks PJ

[@coulterjb22]

The autonomous vehicle offerings are brilliant. There is a 2-seater for the bulk of the demand (cities) and existing models for greater capacity and private owners to get into the game. And the van later.

[@steve.steranka]

Lars with shots fired at Honda 🤣

[@lavectech]

They broke your heart not giving you a ride in the robotaxi. Hope they make up for it by giving you an extended test ride another day.

[@ddmitch1]

I wish they would have shown a Model 2/$25,000 car and stated when it would be produced and available. I'm very disappointed that didn't happen. I live in a rural mountainous area with dirt roads and snow at 9,000' elevation (Telluride, Colorado). I don't think the CyberCab/ RoboTaxi will work well here. We would need 4 wheel drive, here.

[@MrMSandin]

The cybercab will be the model 2. There is space for two rear seats i you move the front seats forward. It even has windows for rear passengers.

[@robertwoodhouse-bm7kt]

@@MrMSandin those dark rear windows were not dark windows just dark bodywork. The model 2 will need a rear window, rear mirrors

[@cbg4]

Cybercab is not meant for dirt roads?? Do u see taxis in the mountains??

[@liam1902]

LMFAO you had huge balls mentioning the name "Juniper" and its supposed leaked photos to Franz and Lars 😂

[@Geckogold]

I'm sure they're well aware of it, or Elon authorized some sneak peaks at it to generate some interest and keep it fresh in our minds.

[@leonardoreina1655]

You guys are THe Best! How did you come outta nowhere, without invitation to giving us the best video of the night! I've seen a bunch and yours is the most informative, entertaining with the only interviews! 🏆👏

[@shaggydogsales]

Great reactions and comments. So glad you were finally able to attend the event.

[@DocReeg]

Marques Brownlee, ultimate frisbee champion… 😂

[@joshdnorth]

Heard he’s breaking into the KZbin game too 🤣

[@whereistomm]

the ego of those commentators thinking they know more of the people actually doing the work is worth of clinical study for pathological narcissism

[@colddogs]

@@whereistommwhat are you talking about? he literally is an ultimate frisbee champion (among other accomplishments).

[@whereistomm]

@@colddogs exactly, he is not an engineers neither he is educated about it. But still he thinks he does know more than true experts working on hard problems. Those experts use simple words to let commoners understand the issue at high level and all of sudden, they re-use the same words like they can magically construct meaningful conclusions

[@aaronrdaniels]

@@joshdnorthdang first Ronaldo and now Pro Frisbee player MKBHD coming over to KZbin

[@DanaLarocca-zn1nf]

Best video I have seen of the event! Love the humor and the energy!

[@andrewashmore8000]

Delighted for you Kim that you got to attend , always enjoy your and PJ video's, the robotaxi looks 🔥 hot. Thanks for your insights that you gathered. Lars is ready to go in Texas , with floor space , looks like this 2 seat car is coming very soon. Even if they have to have a backup room with remote drivers to help the car out of tricky situations.

[@jasondicioccio880]

It's interesting that they didn't let you wait to ride in the cyber taxi. They let us wait, but maybe it depends which line you were on. We walked to "New York" to get our ride. It got to the point where they were giving anyone who would take a Y immediate rides 😂. I guess a lot of people rode more than once too, though I didn't. Amazing event, though. The vibes were 💯

[@Dou8leShot]

4:44 Howabout catching a rocket booster. Is that also difficult?

[@ypey1]

That is clearly impossible😅

[@itiswhatitis4905]

He probably still lives at home with his parents!

[@TruckerJohn3]

I could see the van being used in Vegas Loop tunnels.

[@limeyB-star-D]

Does it fit?

[@TruckerJohn3]

It might be too big. Maybe a smaller version would work?

[@chickenray182]

That long vertical light bar is actually horizontal.

[@poot86]

Lars's reaction when Franz stated the 2026 date of the robotaxi rollout.. as the vp engineer I'm sure he seemed like that date was an overreaction. He said they're ready to go with factory space in Texas. 5:25 Good video!

[@marioxmariox]

Elon said the robotaxi rollout will be ready in 2025 in Texas and Cali. The robocab rollout for late 2026. Tesla would want robotaxi to start expanding before starting up robocab production because Tesla would not want to start up production and run it a low speed because it has not expanded enough to support that many robocabs.

[@poot86]

​@marioxmariox He said unsupervised FSD will roll out in those locations first, starting with 3&Y. I think Robotaxi assembly line will be tooling at the same time.

[@abhinavcj1]

he was definitely joking 😂

[@EddieUltimateChampion]

I love this channel because it’s objective content. You can see how people didn’t expect certain questions to be asked to them 😅 Keep up the great work guys.

[@ItsKimJava]

I appreciate that!

[@yoyo-jc5qg]

nice camerawork dam that must've felt like being at disneyland

[@elainebradley8213]

We love you Kim.

[@voicetube]

I think for me one of the biggest "WOWs" of the event would be Optimus... The smoothness and realness, etc., even though remotely operated, was really special. I didn't think they had advanced that far with development, yet. Would have expected maybe seeing this degree of smooth operation of the limbs, fingers etc. in maybe 6 months to a year from now. VERY cool!

[@moonpie1616]

Great video it looks like you had a lot of fun...🎉😊🎉

[@alieneby1]

thank you for sharing the atmosphere of this event I can only say wow 🤩

[@bevteslarevolution1558]

Franz and Lars are so passionate people it is amazing to see this, very difficult to find this in other companies, the culture is build in the DNA of the team, and building a show like this instead of a digital presentation demonstrate the hands on approach same as the space X Godzilla catch of the booster ❤

[@williampisano7573]

Did you see Elon pray 🙏 in the cybertaxi 🚕 lol 😂 it’s epic

[@Geckogold]

While I'm sure you were disappointed that you didn't get to go in a Cybercab, I did like that you at least got to see what a production Model Y was capable of doing in terms of unsupervised FSD. Honestly it was kind of nice because there's lots of other videos of folks who shared their Cybercab drive, so it was nice to get at least some clips from the Model Y.

[@RexfordHoldings]

the wing doors seem very impractical, like they would hit other cars in parking lots..

[@blurglide]

I got a Model 3 last week and, while amazing, FSD is nowhere near ready for unsupervised driving, particularly at night. It thinks the side cameras are obstructed just because it's dark, and it can't recognize beams of light about to crest a hill- it needs to see the headlights directly. It also can't park. It also "panicked" and made me intervene for no reason at all (again, at night)

[@bac3phi]

Tons more info than other videos ❤

[@ItsKimJava]

More to come!

[@scdi12]

Regarding no back window, my CT rear camera is a good example of not needing a rear window. Remember what Elon says, "The best part is no part.". Thx for sharing your experience.

[@CapitanHarlockisback]

Best part is no part. Until we realize that best car is no car, and, who knows, best Tesla is no Tesla.

[@hellokitty34]

I loved this event glad you got an invite I’m super excited for fsd 13 . And beyond . The Optimus even though controlled was a glimpse of what it could look like it took fsd to get where it’s at over the years and it’ll be unsupervised per se . Tesla as a car company is more of a technology company and gives us what a glimpse of the future could look like

[@gravityUTube]

7:33 Lars: "It's [hw3] good to go" as he shakes his head "no." Ah, body language

[@abhinavcj1]

Lars was hammeredd lool

[@Riverrain123]

so cool!

[@holidaymail]

You wouldn’t need a rear window if you’re not driving - don’t need rear vision.

[@taylorhardaway8031]

You technically don’t need any windows.

[@crazyloopster]

Technically you don't really need a new car.

[@DaxSass]

Yep, coffins don't have any windows either.

[@sjsomething4936]

@@DaxSass underrated comment 😂

[@ericwillden7906]

Yay Kim! So glad you got a hookup to get in to the Big Event!! 🎉

[@dealerovski82]

2:56 I would be more surprised if there was a window in the back. Why do you need it? you are not driving, the car is. also the extra weight, cost and engineering that comes with a large window. Robotaxi is all about saving money at scale.

[@DaxSass]

It is psychological. We are creatures of habits and our main 99.99% habit is the use of our eyes. If we don't feel safe and secure about a product, we don't buy it, we don't use it. Why do you think airplanes have windows? They are actually weak points in the plane's structural integrity. Yet we have to have windows. Even if it is a false sense of security and safety. I predict that the cybercab will be a flop. Once every other tesla get fsd, there is no need for a 2 seater exclusive cab. You can just use your model y to do the robotaxi for you.

[@coolcat23]

5:47 "FSD is already there". That's BS. The European Union forced Tesla to stop marketing Teslas with "FSD" because their level 2 driving assist capabilities are nowhere near actual autonomous driving. Even in the US, Tesla now speaks of "Supervised full self-driving" which is an oxymoron. The car will definitely not be under 30k by 2027 and, if at all, will only be driving in very restricted areas.

[@james.a]

Was great meeting you at the event!

[@tonydeveyra4611]

I think the Robovan will be produced in Nevada, in the same facility for the Semi that they are constructing right now.

[@MCSMIK]

Wonderful summary of the event. That Optimus does clearly sounded remote controlled human

[@opinionmatters7119]

This will make allot of money for everyone involved.

[@AndrewKuntzman]

I like how you made Marques the Ultimate frisbee champ and not a yoububer 🤣

[@sagecoach]

Production speed will continue to increase for the simplified cars as the price comes down to keep up with the demand.

[@Ben-gg9in]

They should do a bench seat in the Tesla Robo Taxi

[@robertwoodhouse-bm7kt]

why, it´s a spacious 2 seater which covers 80% of all rides. Someone needing more seats uses a Model 3 orY which will be available within the Taxi fleet.

[@L33TTechReviewer]

Thanks Kim! Your coverage was great. I had seen the sawyer meritt tweets but hadn't seen a source. You're the first video I've seen where Lars confirmed that Hw3 will support unsupervised fsd. That is huge.

[@-jovoc]

30k? 😂 Elon said cybertruck was going to be $50k so double that 30k for the truth

[@rick0842usmc1]

The best part of this video is getting the confirmation the hardware 3 is good to go for robo taxi

[@AlanTrades]

That's what I thought too, baby cybertruck!

[@tsamuel6224]

$30K? Looks like $12K. Must include FSD for robotaxi use. Easy to clean, no rear window, no back seat, etc. A cheap ride folks will gradually fall in love with, but will take unpredictable time. Ppl DO like to keep their stuff in their car. But kids will grow up with it so over time it should reliably dominate. The question is how fast it catches on. Clearly not a low cost personal car as shown. And of course it will be approved with a wheel, pedals & rear window with a driver before it gets approved naked. As a taxi it must have boarding lights, which I think are shockingly missing.

[@philwelling7172]

I think you are missing the main point. It is designed primarily as a taxi. I suspect few will buy it for personal use. It will be 10x cheaper to get one to pick you up, rather than pay outright for one. FSD is included in the price.

[@BrandonDoyleMN]

It’s hard to believe any of these timelines, specs or pricing given their past, the lack of roadster 2 today, and government regulations

[@JeremyNoelJohnson]

Was such a cool event. When you asked them about Hardware 3 being able to run FSD it seems like they hesitated a bit and Lars sort of nodded yes - more of a diagonal nod. My guess is they will make Hardware 3 robotaxi ready in the future, or they will allow a retrofit of some kind that will hopefully be free or low cost. They didn't talk about the Model 2 to avoid the Osbrone effect on Model 3 and because that will be focused on next year and the event will happen when they are ready to be delivered without a long lead time.

[@danharold3087]

No point in building the M2. Regardless of what the Chinese copy costs to build they will sell them cheaper.

[@bambelbino]

He is shaking his head and says "yes"...

[@backcountryFLcyclist]

The Tesla i, Robot event reminded me of the Wizard of Oz. Lots of smoke no substance.

[@ronsexton3685]

Good job!!

[@jerrychenwu]

he also said fsd will be ready next year in 2016, that’s that

[@danharold3087]

Predicting/scheduling invention is very hard. In 2015 neither Elon or the FSD team knew they lacked the tools to complete FSD. Give it a rest.

[@ryansmithc]

He also said the same about Mars. If he gave up after every obstacle, he'd never to get where is now with flights. The folks who don't do, will always criticize the folks that try.

[@jerrychenwu]

@@ryansmithc I never criticized his ability to develop and innovate, but promising something that is nearly impossible to deliver on time is just wrong.

[@ryansmithc]

@@jerrychenwu Why? It gets his engineers striving to meet the deadline. It works for his other companies just fine. I think people who want to cast the illusion of doubt, will push this narrative

[@retrohexdesign3653]

This was a really great break down of the event with great detail which has been hard to find. Thank you for asking some good questions of the team

[@colinauta]

Tesla and SpaceX are both part entertainment and part technology companies. Great entertainment makes for a much greater chance for success. It's no secret.

[@kevinweber5129]

Engineers drop their deflector shields when approached by a pretty questioner.

[@Jeffro-n4d]

I hope the model 2 has 2 doors.

[@ChadAndChill]

Robo taxi and model 2 I think are going to be the same chassis different body. The Texas factory should be able to pump both of them out pretty quickly when they start rolling in 2026

[@Gecmajster123456]

Catching that massive rocket was easier than rolling Out robotaxi/FSD lol

[@dglennon20]

If the Cybercab, two seater, is able to be bought, it is to serve the growing InCel market. 😁

[@phiology1983]

Wish I was there 😪.

[@montymonto6430]

10:31 When Elon says 2026 for Optimus, he means limited production and for their own factories (pilot mode). Before you can see a humanoid robot at home give it another 10 years beyond that. People think 10 years is a long time but it is not, remember Roadster was announced 7 years ago and is still not available. Yes it is low priority but Optimus is way more complex and requires almost AGI.

[@chrisbraid2907]

I can imagine my big family having a great get together and needing a Swarm of Cyber taxis to get us all safely home …

[@dennishsu1001]

Get the ROBOVAN

[@newhappiness4410]

It’s not new as China and Korea have self driving taxis. Self cooking your dinner when you’re home from work is the way forward takeaways aren’t as fresh

[@robertwoodhouse-bm7kt]

China robotaxi is very limited and mainly controlled by a driver in a back office

[@GoHerping]

everyone seemed so irritated lmao. kim, marques, franz, lars. i guess i have trouble getting excited from the events themselves nowadays, but i do appreciate the crazy drive and optimism elon has. my hope is this gets released with a steering wheel and isn't just banished into obscurity like roadster :) very happy theyre continuing the Cyber theme tho

[@TeslaEVolution]

ELON TIME........= X longer than real tine!!

[@danharold3087]

Other than FSD itself there is little or nothing in this car that Tesla is not already doing. If there is a holdup it will be for FSD itself.

[@miguelmarques7331]

Hi Kim!! How many Redbulls ⁉️ 😁 AMAZING !! 👏💪

[@ItsKimJava]

Not enough 😭 Went on 24 hours without sleep at one point during this vid.

[@SteveBueche1027]

When I drive, I like a wheel in my hands.

[@ningombamshileimachanu]

Like amination movie car seating humans inside , really amazing

[@TheoFennel]

That's one big question I asked: Why are they only 2 seaters. Nobody seems to question that move. So I can't go out with my boys on a night out together.

[@DeliverQuality]

That’s why you have the model 3 and Y

[@wallacebell4311]

@@DeliverQualityExactly.

[@BlindedByLogic]

Because 90% of rideshare rides are 1 or 2 people... And it should be way cheaper to produce with less seats and doors, the car could potentially be a few feet shorter and reduce costs further. I think it's a good move, as it's really designed to revolutionize ridesharing, not be a family car.

[@DarrenK-iv4ts]

Maybe you are expected to take multiple vehicles to the same destination. If costs are a lot cheaper could be a way to make the price to travel like a per person fee.

[@t3hpwninat0r]

Tesla already makes 5 seaters and 7 seaters and they will be on the same robotaxi network as the 2 seater and the van so you just say how many ppl you wanna move and it will send the right vehicle to you.

[@ravencroftgraphics3d]

the roobotaxi is ready to go into production, i think that IS the model 2, and it will be released as the model 2 with the wheel and pedals initially, then without in 2026.

[@williampisano7573]

The cyber taxi 🚕 is not going to be 30k with with FSD it’s going to be a 10k extra or yearly plan lol 😂 like 1,200 a year or 99 a month

[@dennishsu1001]

I’m not sure? Hope they kept the price down They did eliminated a lot of thing inside the Cyber lCab, plus rear window and frunk- make Manufacturing easier and less parts

[@EM.1.]

How do you know the Model 2 will be built?

[@JustAPersonWhoComments]

I'm buying this for my garage

[@ZupE891]

You obviously don't buy the cyber cab if you plan to use it with a family. You buy a model y

[@Peter-oh3pm]

Cybercab is not "TESLA 2".

[@ZupE891]

@@Peter-oh3pm tesla 2.5 cars will be released in the first half of next year. They can't show those 2 new cars yet because it will halt sales of their current cars

[@BLAISEDAHL96]

Tesla vehicle + OTA update + regulatory approval= A robotaxi with enough seats for the boys. You do realize there were 30 model Ys in driverless mode during the event?

[@GizmoMaltese]

FSD is great 95% of the time but it's that last 5% or the last 1% that will stop it from being a robotaxi. I don't believe my Model Y will be unsupervised such that I can watch a movie or take a nap in the next two years.

[@ram64man]

Given the issues with how fsd has many issues it may only be on fixed routes also it needs an emergency button air plane style by Garmin

[@colossuses]

Obviously a guy speaking through the robot speakers. Ever hear siri say ermmm, ermmm..

[@xjr1618x]

GTA VI will be out before the roadster, the Semi, the model 2, and the "robotaxi", Elon really conned everybody 🤣

[@petersachs764]

I would be excited if this was a three or four seater but a two seater seems like such a ridged design. I own a Spark EV and its crazy versatile. If it wasnt for the battery degradation and range, I would buy another. There is such a gap in the American market with no EV3 yet (if ever), no Bolt EV and no solution from Tesla.

[@samwarren1429]

You know it's the future when your (for for real this time FSD) vehicle is needing to reverse, and that feature is not yet available. Hence the rear window is not needed nor side mirrors.

[@thanhn2001]

For anyone watching that hasn't heard Elon make predictions, just realized nothing presented has been solved and so Tesla really doesn't yet know how they will achieve these goals. They are just Elon's very naive best guesses at what is achievable by 2026. Just multiply his timeline by 4 or 10. But I'm excited and can't wait for this future. It'll be amazing

[@Actually-y7j]

I now see why mental health is a big deal in the West

[@resurrectingand]

Why?

[@HoosierCarnivore]

I think the Roadster will come out before RoboTaxi. I think Roadster is already done, it just needs to be put into production, right? Great video!

[@BrianJoslyn]

I'm very much against 'losing' the steering wheel (yoke). I'm very much against 'losing' the pedals. That van, firm no. Even the ridiculous robot is a firm no. If I want to give people rides then I'll become an Uber/Lyft driver and use FSD while sitting behind the wheel ready to take control if/when needed. Even if I ever decide to rent out any vehicle of my own, it will have a steering wheel (yoke) and pedals.

[@pfang100]

"Oh no! Model Y..." 😂

[@yomikeyrocks]

Great questions!

[@markalan9368]

I am still waiting on my $39,999 cybertruck!!!!

[@SteveBueche1027]

$30K is if you qualify for every incentive out there. Most folks won’t.

[@skylerskyler2144]

I believe the new two-door car will become the next affordable model. However, announcing it as such could hurt current sales, as people will hold off on purchases in anticipation. Additionally, I expect the car to be released before 2026, which will cause the stock to moon.

[@johnpoldo8817]

Tesla valuation dropped 9-11% following the event. If that was Tesla’s expectation, they should have cancelled it.

[@Lewis-dq2xb]

you can use it with any tesla with fsd

[@ravencroftgraphics3d]

i think the van will begin production shortly after they ramp up the tesla trucks at they new truck factory which should be complete by the end of 2024

[@cb2206]

Poor Wes behind her, just being ignored…

[@davidligon6088]

Elan is getting to be more like P.T. Barnum than like Tony Stark.

[@robertwoodhouse-bm7kt]

Did you see the Spacex launch and recovery yesterday, that seemed quite Tony Stark

[@Brutale587]

Lol Lars is saucy

[@richardgreen8003]

The doors on this golden small cross between a Model 3 and a cybertruck with winged doors is not practical. It won't fit into a normal garage or a normal parking lot space without hitting cars or walls. At least that's what it look like to me.