Tesla Robovan
The Tesla Robovan is an electric autonomous van planned for future development by Tesla. Announced in October 2024, the vehicle is being designed to carry up to 20 passengers.
History
Background
The Tesla Master Plan Part Deux, released in 2016, suggested the development of a "people-mover," and in 2022 Tesla CEO Elon Musk spoke of the development of a "highly configurable Robovan for people & cargo."
The future large vehicle was teased at Tesla's 2023 Investor Day in March 2023, and the Tesla Master Plan Part 3, released a month later, outlined the production of a commercial van as part of the two vehicles it was going to launch along with a robotaxi.
Announcement
A concept version of the autonomous electric Robovan was unveiled on 10 October 2024 at the "We, Robot" event at Warner Brothers Studio in Los Angeles, with a prototype driving up near the main stage, and 14 people exited the vehicle. The Cybercab and the first free-walking Optimus humanoid robots were the principal features of the event.
The Robovan can carry up to 20 passengers and also work separately as a cargo van. TechCrunch said the vehicle had a "retro-futuristic look" with no steering wheel. Tesla CEO Elon Musk said "We’re going to make this, and it’s going to look like that." The Robovan is intended to operate on the Tesla Network, Tesla's ridehailing service for self-driving vehicles.
No further production or cost details were released.