Musk Says Autonomy Is Flight's Next Step — A Day After Tesla's Cybercab AI Pitch

Tesla Inc ‘s (NASDAQ: TSLA) Cybercab launch was supposed to be about robotaxis. But less than 24 hours later, CEO Elon Musk shifted the conversation to the skies, calling autonomous flight “an important next step” for electric aircraft. The timing suggests that Tesla’s latest unveiling wasn’t just about a new vehicle—it was about a broader vision for AI-powered transportation. At the Cybercab launch event, the engineering team didn’t spend most of its presentation talking about battery range, acceleration or even the vehicle itself. Instead, executives devoted much of the launch to explaining the artificial intelligence behind the robotaxi. AI Before Everything Else One theme dominated Tesla’s Cybercab launch: autonomy is an intelligence problem. “The core issue for self-driving is on...