Tesla to start manufacturing on new, extra reasonably priced fashions
With competitors rising from Chinese and different automakers, Tesla boss Elon Musk revealed on Tuesday that his firm is planning to start manufacturing of recent, extra reasonably priced fashions in “early 2025, if not late this year.” Notably, that’s sooner than the beforehand acknowledged date of late 2025, although whether or not Musk truly succeeds in assembly the sooner manufacturing timeframe is one other query totally.
The information got here as Tesla launched its latest quarterly figures. Revenue for the electrical automobile maker got here in at $21.3 billion, down from the $23.3 billion it reported for a similar three-month interval a yr earlier and in addition down from the $25.2 billion reported within the earlier quarter. Profit reached $1.1 billion, marking a 55% fall in comparison with the identical interval a yr in the past.
The automaker additionally previewed the ridesharing characteristic for its app that it needs to make use of for its robotaxi service. Musk mentioned earlier this month that Tesla will unveil its first robotaxi automobile in August, although earlier than it could actually begin accepting paying passengers, regulators should be persuaded that the automobile’s autonomous programs are protected for public roads.
The firm shared 5 screenshots (above) of the robotaxi characteristic, which, as you’d count on, has most of the options that you just discover with common ridesharing apps, together with a map exhibiting your automobile making its approach to the pickup spot. Other info just like the wait time is proven, too, and the rider may do issues like modify the automobile’s inside temperature to the specified setting earlier than the automobile exhibits up.
Tesla’s newest figures come simply days after the automaker recalled its latest EV, the Cybertruck, over a safety issue with its accelerator pedal. In a difficult interval for the automaker, it additionally introduced final week that it was shedding 10% of its workers globally, equal to about 14,000 jobs.
And in a bid to draw extra prospects and higher tackle Chinese auto giants like BYD which are making inroads within the EV market, Tesla not too long ago slashed the costs of its autos globally, and in addition diminished the price of its Full Self-Driving characteristic for purchasers within the U.S.
