In one Series of videos posted to her Instagram Story On Monday, the reality TV star and entrepreneur gave fans a look at the new Tesla Cybercab and AI robot Optimus, recently unveiled by founder Elon Musk.
Kardashian posted a video of himself playing rock-paper-scissors with Optimus, a human-sized AI robot that Musk promised can “take care of your kids” or help around the house. If the robots debuted last monthHowever, the technology was operated by handlers and not autonomously. With Kardashian it was unclear Instagram Videos showed whether the robot was working alone or whether there was a handler nearby.
meet my new friend 🦾🤖 @Tesla pic.twitter.com/C34OvPA2dY
— Kim Kardashian (@KimKardashian) November 18, 2024
In Kardashian’s Instagram Stories, the Optimus robot also waved, made running moves and pretended to dance the hula. She also posted a video of an all-gold model of the robot and said there was only one like it. She shared some of the videos X as well as.
After showing followers the robot, the video switches to the interior of the autonomous Tesla robot taxi, which has no steering wheel or pedals.
Tesla made Kim Kardashian a 1/1 Gold Optimus Bot and showed her the Cybercab!! pic.twitter.com/kW23tCLrQm
– Owen Sparks (@OwenSparks_) November 18, 2024
“The cybercab is crazy. “It looks a little like the rims on my silver Cybertruck,” she says in the video, referring to the Tesla truck she owns. “Wait, so you just get in and there’s no driver?”
Someone can be heard off camera confirming: “There is no driver.”
Kardashian’s videos ended after showing the inside of the cybercab. It’s unclear if she plans to purchase either the vehicle or the robot, but she has been a supporter of Musk and Tesla in the past and posted her own customized Cybertruck shortly after their unveiling.
Tesla has reportedly tested its robotaxi service with its employees in the US San Francisco area. While rival Waymo’s autonomous cars are on the streets driving paying passengers around several cities, Tesla’s robotaxi plans are still in action a work in progress.
Musk has promised that the robotaxi will be affordable in the $30,000 range when it launches. However, the exact schedule remains unclear.
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