Elon Musk’s Tesla Robotaxi is Rumored to be Weirdly-Shaped and Strolling Around Los Angeles

Elon Musk and Tesla may have fully embraced the "taxi cab" spirit as a weirdly-shaped vehicle strolling around Los Angeles, California has been spotted, and it's rumored to be its upcoming robotaxi.

The Tesla Robotaxi is long due from the company as Musk initially teased its unveiling by August.

Elon Musk's Tesla Robotaxi Rumored to be Strolling Around L.A.

The Tesla Robotaxi's slated October 10 launch is less than a month away, and a rumored camouflaged car strolling around Los Angeles is believed to be a prototype of this future vehicle. According to The Verge, a Warner Bros. Discovery employee initially posted this spy shot on Reddit under the username u/boopitysmopp, but the employee has since deleted the post and their account.

The image showed a wrapped vehicle that did not have any markings. What fuels the speculations that this vehicle is Elon Musk's anticipated robotaxi is the fact that it was tailed by a Tesla electric vehicle.

As it rides around L.A. quietly, Tesla's Robotaxi is closely followed by a Model Y, but it remains unknown if the future ride-hailing vehicle has a driver behind its wheel.

A Weirdly-Shaped Yellow Vehicle is the Tesla Robotaxi?

Despite being taken down on Reddit, several users were able to grab the image and repost it on X. However, in a post by Matthew Donegan-Ryan, the weirdly shaped vehicle wrapped in yellow is far from the rumored renders of the Tesla Robotaxi.

While the render features the Tesla Robotaxi to be sleeker and appear more premium, the prototype features irregularities in its design. It is believed that this is the LiDAR sensor, but there is also a rectangular-shaped item on its back, several hood indents, and different-looking tires.

Tesla's FSD and Robotaxi Plans

Tesla is among the top companies that popularized self-driving capabilities. The company initially introduced its Autopilot, which is meant as a driver-assist feature on its electric vehicles (EVs). Tesla eventually released the FSD, which is meant to be the more advanced version of the Autopilot.

While the FSD ended its beta program after several years of testing it, the full self-driving feature is not yet here, and it is facing significant issues because of multiple crash involvements.

Earlier this year, Elon Musk confirmed that Tesla is launching its robotaxi service and will unveil it later in the year. The robotaxi is seen as a rival to the likes of Alphabet's Waymo and General Motors' Cruise. The initial plan of Tesla is to unveil the new robotaxi via a showcase slated for August, but the company has since moved it to the mid-fall season.

Fans and speculators have different beliefs on why this robotaxi launch has been delayed, and this includes reasons like the need for more time to create additional prototypes or tweaks its features and self-driving technology.