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Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveiled his vision of a “fun, exciting future,” an “age of abundance” full of his company’s self-driving cars without steering wheels or pedals, robots that will walk among the population and that he once again promised would be available within a few years are available.

Whether he can deliver on these promises remains to be seen.

The promises and unveiling of designs for its robotaxis came Thursday at a glitzy event in California, full of the kind of hype that has earned Tesla a devoted fan base for its electric vehicles.

Musk is known for promising short-term goals that may take years or more to achieve. He had predicted five years ago that his fleet of robotaxis was only a year away. And during his presentation at the Warner Bros. Studio lot late Thursday, even he admitted, “I’m usually a little optimistic about time frames.”

The event unveiling these products, which was streamed live to millions of viewers on its social media platform X, had started 53 minutes late.

This is a development story. It will be updated.