Tesla is known to hold a public event for robotaxi scheduled for October at a large movie set.
Business Insider, an IT media outlet, reported on the 3rd (local time) that Tesla CEO Elon Musk has set the venue for the robotaxi event at Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, Los Angeles, California. Bloomberg reported late last month that Tesla will unveil the robotaxi at Warner Bros. Studios in the city of Los Angeles, the U.S. The most likely event will be held on October 10.
The massive Warner Bros., which provides visitor tour services, has 29 recording studios on an area of about 430 square meters. Films such as Batman and Interstellar, and the TV sitcom Friends were filmed there. It has a similar landscape to the suburbs of the United States, with several houses and a small downtown area. Of course, this is not the first time that Tesla has held an event in its Hollywood studio. In 2016, Tesla also held a demonstration for its solar roof, “Solar Roof,” on the set of the popular American drama “Desperate Housewives.”
However, most of them are different from recent events held at their own facilities such as Tesla headquarters and Gigafactory.
In response, foreign media analyzed that Tesla’s unveiling of the robotaxi in its movie studio is to maximize market interest.
The car media Electrek reported on the 2nd that Tesla has launched a data collection campaign called “WB Studio” to collect additional data in the Warner Bros. studio area where the robotaxi is being unveiled. This was found out by famous Tesla hacker Green through analysis of Tesla software update code.
Through this, it is predicted that the robotaxi event will include a demonstration of vehicle function. To this end, it is reasonable to hold a robotaxi event on a private site similar to the actual road, according to Business Insider.
Through this, it is analyzed that the movie set would have been decided as the venue for the event by finding a controlled environment to minimize unexpected situations such as traffic jams during demonstrations such as autonomous driving functions and not violate traffic laws.
EJ SONG
US ASIA JOURNAL
