Tesla unveils Cybercab and Robovan at "We, Robot"; on-site Optimus units later confirmed teleoperated

Tesla held its first dedicated robotaxi event, "We, Robot," at Warner Bros. Discovery Studios in Burbank, California on October 10, 2024, unveiling the two-seat Cybercab (targeting roughly $30,000 retail, production "before 2027"), the twenty-passenger Robovan (no production timeline given), and showcasing roughly fifty Optimus humanoid units that mingled with attendees, served drinks, and danced. Within four days, Bloomberg confirmed the on-site Optimus demonstrations were controlled by Tesla employees stationed off-camera rather than running autonomously, a disclosure Tesla had not made to event attendees.