After months of anticipation, Elon Musk finally took the wraps off Tesla's first AI humanoid robot, 'Optimus' on September 30. Optimus, which was first announced in August last year, received a frenzied reception at the firm's AI Day event in California. The bot was filmed emerging from behind a wall with two robotic hands in a heart shape, before taking a few tentative steps to wild applause. Musk said Tesla is planning to sell the bot for'probably less than $20,000' (£17,700) in three to five years' – meaning another long wait for Tesla fans to get their hands on the firm's most anticipated technology. Following its unveiling, MailOnline has taken a look at the Tesla products that have been announced but are still yet to be released - including Cybertruck, Robotaxi and the second-generation Roadster.

Probably the most critical crash thus far involving a self-driving truck may need resulted in solely average accidents, but it surely uncovered how unprepared native authorities and legislation enforcement are to take care of the brand new expertise. On Might 5, a Class 8 Waymo By way of truck working in autonomous mode with a human security operator behind the wheel was hauling a trailer northbound on Interstate 45 towards Dallas, Texas. At 3:11 p.m., simply outdoors Ennis, the modified Peterbilt was touring within the far proper lane when a passing truck and trailer combo entered its lane. The motive force of the Waymo By way of truck informed police that the opposite semi truck continued to maneuver into the lane, forcing Waymo's truck and trailer off the roadway. She was later taken to a hospital for accidents that Waymo described in its report back to the Nationwide Freeway Visitors Security Administration as "average."

Level four autonomy is the dream of many automakers. A vehicle that drives itself without any driver interaction but has a steering wheel and pedals so that when the human in the car is ready to take control, they can. Daimler wants to put that technology in semi trucks within the next 10 years. AT CES, Daimler trucks and buses CEO Martin Daum announced that the company would invest $570,000 in the research and development of level four autonomous long-haul trucks. The automaker says it will begin testing in the United States this year because of the infrastructure and the ability to go long distances.

Ahead of the live unveiling of the Tesla semi truck, Elon Musk and his company have been tweeting teaser photos of the newest vehicle to be added to the fleet. The semi has been in the works for quite some time and the general public will finally get a look at it Thursday evening. The debut of the truck is schedule for 8 p.m. PST Thursday and there will be a live stream for anyone looking to follow along who can't be there in person. But before Musk and Tesla bring out the massive all electric truck, the two have shared some silhouetted photos and video of the truck. In a tweet Wednesday Musk bragged about his newest accomplishment, saying, "It can transform into a robot, fight aliens and make one hell of a latte," along with a photo of the truck's silhouette.

Tesla is expected to finally unveil its semi truck on Nov. 16. The vehicle will be Tesla's first venture into commercial trucks, and is also being considered a test for the electric vehicle technology. Commercial deployment of large batteries needed to support such trucks will mark a paradigm shift for fuel guzzling vehicles with large carbon footprints. It will also make way for autonomous electric vehicles. While Tesla is bringing its range of technology to the trucking segment, it also has competitors in waiting.

Tesla next month plans to unveil an electric big-rig truck with a working range of 200 to 300 miles, Reuters has learned, a sign that the electric car maker is targeting regional hauling for its entry into the commercial freight market. Chief Executive Elon Musk has promised to release a prototype of its Tesla Semi truck next month in a bid to expand the company's market beyond luxury cars. The entrepreneur has tantalized the trucking industry with the prospect of a battery-powered heavy-duty vehicle that can compete with conventional diesels, which can travel up to 1,000 miles on a single tank of fuel. Chief Executive Elon Musk has promised to release a prototype of its Tesla Semi truck next month in a bid to expand the company's market beyond luxury cars, and revealed this teaser image, claiming the vehicle was'seriously next level' A Goldman Sachs Economics Research report issued earlier this year found that autonomous vehicles will take large numbers of jobs away from drivers in the US. The analysis has found that it is truck drivers who are at the highest risk of being replaced by a machine.

Tesla Inc. plans to unveil an electric cargo truck in September, Chief Executive Elon Musk said Thursday. "Tesla Semi truck unveil set for September," Musk said on Twitter. "Team has done an amazing job. The truck would add to the ambitious production schedule underway at Palo Alto-based Tesla, which also is gearing up to build its widely anticipated Model 3 mid-market sedan. Musk previously had indicated that the semi truck was coming and that it likely would have some autonomous-driving features now included in Tesla's passenger cars.

When Elon Musk finally emerged from pulling his small-amounts-of-crack-fueled all-nighter and finally delivered his new Master Plan Part II, it proved to be full of some interesting ideas. Of those ideas, I think the plan for Tesla to build a semi heavy-duty truck is by far the smartest, and offers some really interesting possibilities. Elon Musk has finally published the details of his second "Tesla Master Plan" almost exactly 10… Read more Read more The idea for Tesla to build a large, long-haul trucking vehicle came from the section of the Master Plan modestly titled "Expand to Cover the Major Forms of Terrestrial Transport." Interestingly, Musk didn't mention any plans for shoes or skateboards, but did have this to say, emphasis mine: In addition to consumer vehicles, there are two other types of electric vehicle needed: heavy-duty trucks and high passenger-density urban transport. Both are in the early stages of development at Tesla and should be ready for unveiling next year.