According to reports, Xu Baoqiang, general manager of Baidu’s autonomous driving technology department, recently said that for the Robotaxi (shared taxi) that Tesla will launch, Baidu will base on Tesla’s specific application model and the pace of entering the Chinese market. Consider possible collaboration opportunities.

Musk recently posted on social media that Tesla plans to launch driverless taxis on August 8, 2024. Tesla has previously said that its next-generation vehicle platform will include lower-priced cars and fully autonomous taxis. Sources said Tesla will use the advanced assisted driving map provided by Baidu Maps for the Chinese version of FSD.

Recently, Tesla officially released a preview video of the shareholders meeting, in which the exterior details and interior seats of the Robotaxi were revealed. According to previous information, Robotaxi is a driverless travel vehicle, which may be released on August 8, 2024.

According to the details in the video, the new car will have a thick front enclosure design and be equipped with a front lip spoiler decoration. Some of the body panels look similar to previous pickup models. The angular lines on the panels make People feel the sharpness of this model.

According to another picture, Tesla designers are explaining the seat design of the vehicle. It can be seen that the seat of this model adopts an integrated concept design, with the seat back and cushion showing separate lines. The segmented shape is equipped with a retractable center armrest and a center-mounted screen monitor. In addition, the whole vehicle does not have a steering wheel design, which is very consistent with what Musk said before that the Robotaxi is a Model 2 without a steering wheel.

According to limited information, Tesla will launch a more affordable Model 2 and a Robotaxi with highly autonomous driving capabilities in the future.

Editor: Li Wenhao