Tesla has been teasing robotaxis for years. Chief executive Elon Musk now says they are just months away. With typical grandiloquence, he claims that turning electric vehicles into self-driving cars could be “the biggest asset value appreciation in history”. Yet Tesla’s autonomous driving software still requires drivers to keep their hands on the steering wheel and their eyes on the road. It is a stretch to imagine that robotaxis can turn the company’s fortunes around this year.
特斯拉(Tesla)多年来一直在预告机器人出租车。如今首席执行官埃隆•马斯克(Elon Musk)表示,他们距离推出机器人出租车(robotaxis)只有几个月的时间。他以典型的夸张口吻声称,将电动汽车转变为自动驾驶汽车可能是“历史上最大的资产增值”。然而,特斯拉的自动驾驶软件仍然要求司机把手放在方向盘上,眼睛盯着道路。很难想象机器人出租车能在今年扭转公司的命运。