At a private, closed-door event in Austin, Texas today, Tesla officially launched its gilded car of the future. It's a huge milestone for Elon Musk, who has been hyping the imminent arrival of driverless cars for years and has bet the future of his company on AI, autonomous vehicles, and hu manoid robots. It was an unusually muted event: with no livestream, pro-Tesla accounts on X.com were left streaming the webpage that tracks the number of Tesla robotaxis in Texas. Like last year's robotaxi launch, the invite list was mostly pro-Tesla influencers, so as to blunt any possible criticism of its new products. Invitee Chuck Cook said the compan … Read the full story at The Verge. ...read more read less