It is possible that we are witnessing the rise of Elon Musk to the leadership of the Sith Empire. We have not seen him master the Force, nor do we have evidence of him wielding a lightsaber. What we have witnessed is how he introduced through Tesla the new Robovan, an electric vehicle whose design is identical to that of the stormtroopers in Star Wars.
In a very Tony Stark-style presentation in Iron Man 2, Elon Musk managed to make reality surpass fiction. The South African magnate was the main representative of the Tesla event "We, Robot," where the company's robotaxis, called Cybercabs, and the Optimus robots were presented.
These two devices had already been announced by Elon Musk himself over a year ago. That's why the surprise of the night was the presentation of the Robovans, a fully autonomous and electric bus capable of transporting up to 20 people.
It's innovative, its design is impressive, but we can't ignore its unsettling resemblance to the buses used by the stormtroopers in Star Wars.
This is how the Tesla Robovans look like
During the presentation of Tesla Motors, Elon Musk did not provide details related to the start dates of the production of these vehicles.
He only mentioned that they can transport up to 20 seated passengers and that they could also be used for the transportation of goods. In fact, he said that in the not-so-distant future, they could change the appearance of roads in the United States.
In the same presentation, Musk said that he hopes to start manufacturing FSD (Full Self-Driving) vehicles in Texas and California by next year.
If this authorization is obtained, the Robovans could begin production in 2026, along with the Cybercabs (which are not fully FSD).