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)多年來一直在預告機器人計程車。如今執行長伊隆•馬斯克(Elon Musk)表示,他們距離推出機器人計程車(robotaxis)只有幾個月的時間。他以典型的誇張口吻聲稱,將電動汽車轉變爲自動駕駛汽車可能是「歷史上最大的資產增值」。然而,特斯拉的自動駕駛軟體仍然要求司機把手放在方向盤上,眼睛盯著道路。很難想像機器人計程車能在今年扭轉公司的命運。