"Tesla AI Day pushed to September 30, as we may have an
Optimus prototype working by then," he wrote on Twitter, almost two weeks
after he announced the date of August 19.
Optimus is a humanoid robot that Tesla is working on
priority. Musk has previously said that it could be launched next year.
"Optimus could eventually address global shortages of
labor, and in the short term might be able to carry items around a
factory," Musk had said in January.
This is Tesla's second AI (artifical intelligence) Day, the
first happened on August 19, 2021.
Musk, in one of his tweets in May, also said that the
purpose of the AI day is to convince great AI/software/chip talent to join
Tesla.
Musk, in one of his tweets in May, also said that the
purpose of the AI day is to convince great AI/software/chip talent to join
Tesla.
Tesla AI Day pushed to Sept 30, as we may have an Optimus prototype working by then
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 3, 2022
The use of AI in self-driven cars has stirred up debate
around safety issues, but Musk has often contended that such vehicles are far
safer than those driven by humans.
Tesla is developing software for its cars to drive without
human intervention or oversight, but its full self-driving (FSD) system
currently requires human monitoring and is not intended to work without a
driver behind the wheel.
The company held its first AI day in August last year and a
Battery Day in September 2020, where it talked about the future of battery
technology. © Reuters