Elon Musk says he’ll exhibit Tesla’s purpose-built “robotaxi” prototype throughout an occasion October 10, after scrapping a previously-planned reveal on August 8 earlier this month. Musk mentioned Tesla may even exhibit “a few different issues,” however didn’t clarify what that meant.

The feedback, made on Tesla’s second-quarter earnings name Tuesday, largely confirms Bloomberg’s unique report in regards to the delay, together with that it was pushed by Musk’s want to revamp sure parts of the prototype. Musk confirmed earlier this month that he requested an “vital design change to the entrance.”

“Transferring it again a couple of months allowed us to enhance the robotaxi, in addition to add in a pair different issues for the product unveil,” Musk mentioned through the name.

Not a lot is publicly recognized about what Tesla will exhibit, although there was an illustration of a small robotaxi prototype within the biography of Musk written by Walter Isaacson in 2023. Musk has spoken about making the automobile obtainable to individuals by means of Tesla’s app, much like how Uber and Lyft function. He’s additionally claimed Tesla house owners will be capable to put their very own automobiles on the shared community as soon as the corporate makes its Full Self-Driving software program superior sufficient to deal with all driving — one thing it’s nonetheless removed from engaging in, regardless of the identify.

Musk has spent years promising that Tesla would ship absolutely self-driving autos. However he has struggled to execute on the concept, and consequently Tesla is being sued by house owners and investigated by quite a few authorities companies.

Requested on the decision when Tesla would be capable to provide its first unsupervised robotaxi journey, Musk mentioned he believes it may very well be potential by the tip of this 12 months. However he added that it additionally may occur in 2025, and that he’s “overly optimistic” together with his predictions.