CEO Elon Musk unveiled Tesla’s new line of self-driving vehicles, including its new Robotaxi and Robovan, with more than three million people tuning into the company’s We, Robot event.

“One of the things that we want to do, and we’ve seen this with the Cybertruck,” Musk said Thursday night during the company’s event at Warner Brother Studios in Los Angeles. “We want to change the look of the roads. The future should look like the future.”

Musk said Tesla envisions an exciting, fun future of transportation, in contrast to the bleak, dystopian visions often depicted in science fiction like the Bladerunner series.

“I love Blade Runner, but I don’t know if we want that future,” he said. “I think we want that duster he is wearing, but not the bleak apocalypse.”

The presentation that got off to a late start due to an emergency at the venue showcased 50 fully autonomous Tesla vehicles that came without a steering wheel or gas and brake pedals.

The showing was aimed at demonstrating the company’s progress in self-driving technology. For those hoping to own a cybercab, Musk said the vehicles will retail for under $30,000.

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Author: Jason Nelson