Robotaxi expert suggests that Elon Musk will try “fake” Cybercabs in June

John Krafcik, the former CEO of Robotaxi Waymo from 2015-2021, knows something or two for driver without driver. When Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, he may use some very shaded tactics to falsify the launch of his Robotaxi service this summer in Austin, Texas, people stand and listen.

This is exactly what is happening in a new interview with Krafcik, which was published in the German magazine boss She stumbled through blogs in English today. The interview drew attention in places such as Electrek and Automated pilotThat explains how the MUSK goals of Cybercab Robotaxi do not match the reality of making safe business.

It is translated by Autopian in English for Krafcik ideas:

If it is a serious company in building a safe robotics business, the roboty will not look like such an initial model. Robotaki is dangerous to explain the priority of safety. The manufacturer will put sensors in perfect locations – on the surface, as well as on the sides and corners of the car. These sensors will have cleaning and drying functions – Windshield scanners, compressed air nozzles, etc. Also, a dangerous roboty will have a low -coupe design. This design makes it difficult for people to enter and get out easily; Not everyone will be able to use these Robotaxi compounds comfortably.

Some of these things were indicated at the time, when Musk held the veil at Warner Bros. Movie Studios in Borbank, California, Again in October. If you are going to make a Robotaxi service, then why do you make the vehicles very small, with only two seats? How is this design safe in any way?

But the line from Krafcik, which is now receiving, now calls for questioning any kind of tricks that Musk may try to withdraw. “There are many ways to falsify the Robotaxi service,” and quoted Krafcik.

How can anyone wonder about the safety of Musk when it comes to what it might release in Texas this summer? Well, the lack of the truth billionaire has spread before, including in the big event where Tesla’s Cybercab has been examined. You may remember that the Musk event included many Optimus robots, something that he continues to act independent. The problem is that the robots in this event were actually It controls it remotely For the largest part.

Musk has a long history of lack of clarity between the display display and the presentation of a real product already. Remember again in January 2024 when Musk posted a video of Optimus, demonstrating like his robots Fold the shirt? It was a great development in a short period of time. However, he was fake. As you can see in GIF below, there was someone outside the screen actually running a robot.

It seems that many people have even the first “robot” demonstration to hold in the memory in 2021 when he just brought someone dancing in a A tightly closed suit. The billionaire promises are often eliminating what it can actually offer.

Who knows what musk will produce in June? As other sites such as autopian, Musk may miss the completely promised deadline. This will not be a big surprise, especially as it is incredibly busy now Dismantling the federal government. But we have to wait and see what the richest man surrenders in the world.

like Electrek Explain:

I share Krafcik’s concerns about “Tesla” forgery of its Robotaxi’s launch – although “Faking” may not be the right term completely. Simply, there is no place anywhere near what Musk was returning by Tesla customers for years, which is that their cars that have been purchased since 2016 will be self -driving without supervision of the driver.

There are Robotaxi companies like Waymo currently operating, so no such an impossible problem must be solved. The question is whether Musk, specifically, can provide what he promised. Men seem like Krafcik are skeptical. So we have to see.