The Cyber Rodeo event, held on Thursday in the company's new Texas Gigafactory in Austin, will likely be remembered more for the weird moments than the actual news coming out of the conference.
If you are a fan of the Musks, you should watch the whole thing. It has some cool footage showing the production process ofTesla, a massive 3D drone image of Doge above the Gigafactory Texas, and an ad for Cybertruck.
Elon's favorite coin, Doge, made an appearance above Gigafactory Texas, because of course it did. Credit: Tesla/YouTube
It is a bit cringey, but funny and fascinating at the same time, so you will have to suffer through or relive some of the boring aerial footage of the factory to see all the interesting bits.
Roughly 37 minutes into the video, Musk enters the stage and says, "Not that much, really." More of the actual owners of the company are getting access to the free version of the Full Self Driving package.
Musk said that they were aiming to go to a wide alpha for all of their customers in North America this year.
The company showed off its new battery cells and structural battery pack, which are already being used in some versions of the Model Y. Musk says that the new pack has a big difference, that the batteries now carry load, meaning the car is lighter overall and requires fewer parts, costs less, and improves crash performance.
Musk didn't give a precise time frame for Cybertruck, but he did say that it would be coming in 2023.
Musk also mentioned an entire new car from the company, a dedicated robotaxi, as well as the upcoming robot called "Optimist." version one is hopefully coming next year. The new Semi and the new Roadster will be coming next year, Musk said.
Look, no handles! Credit: Tesla/YouTube
Musk said that the company will achieve massive scale, something that is unseen in human history.
There are a few more tidbits about the Cybertruck at the end of the video. It has no door handles, which is a good idea according to Musk.
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