Tesla?is not a typical automaker. Known for their auto pilot capabilities, Tesla cars keep grabbing attention for ever-evolving driver-assist technology.?
Their cars are renowned for their advanced?autopilot or remote driving features that lets people control the vehicles without being behind the wheel. However, things could be about to change further if new developments are anything to go by.?
The electric mobility giant is now planning to make driving completely driver-less. Reports suggest that?Tesla?CEO?Elon Musk?shared plans with his employees to launch a $25,000 (Rs 18 lakh) electric car, without a steering wheel.??
Musk, during the Tesla Battery Day event last year, announced that the EV (electric vehicle) maker will be making a $25,000 car, which will be completely autonomous.?
He made it clear that this new price point is achieved through Tesla¡¯s new battery cell and battery manufacturing effort, which could reduce battery costs by over 50%.
Unofficially monickered ¡®Tesla Model 2¡¯, the $25,000 car has been?likened to a new electric hatchback that Tesla has been planning to produce at Gigafactory Shanghai?in China and export globally.
Last year,?Tesla announced plans to establish a new R&D center in China to build ¡°a Chinese-style¡± electric car.
As per the report in?Electrek,?the Tesla CEO intends to start production of the deployable self-driving electric car in 2023.?
The $25,000 price point could be a defining moment in Tesla's Indian story and could help the company gain a foothold in the country.?Tesla recently got approval for four of its models from the Union transport ministry in India, but the names of the models were not revealed.?