Reuters Tesla has left out its goal of delivering 20 million vehicles a year by 2030 in its latest impact report published on Thursday, another sign the company was moving away from electric cars as it shifts focus to robotaxis.
CEO Elon Musk had said in 2020 that Tesla aspired to sell 20 million vehicles by the end of the current decade twice as many as those sold by Toyota, the world39;s largest automaker. It had reiterated the goal in its 2021 and 2022 impact reports.
But the company changed tack recently, dropping plans to produce an allnew model that was expected to cost 25,000, while touting autonomous driving technology as its main source of growth. It plans to host a launch event for its robotaxi on Aug. 8.
Robotaxis and the company39;s humanoid robot Optimus will be incredibly profound for Tesla, Musk said on Thursday through a videolink at the annual Viva Technology conference in Paris.
He declined to answer a question on the timeline for Tesla39;s lowcost cars at the event.
Musk said in April that Tesla plans to bring forward the launch of new models, including affordable cars, to as early as late this year. But Tesla said it plans to use current product lines for new affordable vehicles instead of new facilities, making a strategic change that would result in smaller cost reductions than expected and modest volume growth.
Reuters first reported that Tesla shelved its nextgeneration, cheaper electric cars in favor of robotaxis.
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