On July 28th local time, Musk revealed during the X Takeover live event in California that "Tesla's new Roadster sports car will be jointly developed by Tesla and SpaceX, capable of flying, and is scheduled to debut next year
At the event, Musk participated and discussed various topics online, including the progress of Tesla Robotaxi, plans to install FSD function on the "star" Cybertruck, the significance of humanoid robots, and plans for the subsequent launch of starships.
Musk mentioned that the new Roadster sports car is not as strong in terms of practicality, but "it is a cool product that can fly for a while" and "the effect demonstration will exceed imagination". He stated that the new Roadster sports car is jointly developed by Tesla and SpaceX, and SpaceX's technology will be applied to this Tesla electric vehicle, which is scheduled to debut next year. In fact, Tesla released the prototype of its sports car Roadster as early as 2017 and promised to start production in 2020. However, after several delays, there are doubts about whether it can really be launched.
But at the event, Musk also stated that for Tesla, fully autonomous driving technology (FSD) will remain the most important business growth point, followed by humanoid robots.
Previously, Tesla's explosive performance in the second quarter greatly affected the market's future expectations for Tesla's development. In the second quarter of 2024, Tesla's total revenue increased by 2%, with a 7% decrease in revenue from its automotive business; Net profit plummeted by 45%. In terms of automobile production and sales, Tesla produced a total of 411000 vehicles in the second quarter, a year-on-year decrease of 14%; Delivered 444000 vehicles, a year-on-year decrease of 5%.
With the story of electric vehicles already untold, Musk has recently shifted more of his promotion to autonomous driving and AI technology, attempting to re elevate market expectations through FSD and humanoid robot projects.