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Elon Musk went on stage on Thursday night during Tesla\u2019s<\/a> annual shareholders meeting<\/a> and made some big claims and promises. The company is \u201calmost comfortable\u201d letting owners with Full Self-Driving (FSD) \u201ctext and drive,\u201d he said. At the moment, its vehicles are still strictly monitoring drivers to make sure their eyes are on the road, but Musk said that Tesla will enable unsupervised FSD that will allow texting and driving within \u201ca month or two.\u201d<\/p>\n To note, Tesla\u2019s FSD is currently capable of level 2 autonomous driving. Musk is promising at least a level 4 capability, in which the driver can be disengaged as the car performs all driving tasks for them, within a short span of time. While he said that Tesla will look at its safety data first, he didn\u2019t discuss the steps it\u2019s taking to enable texting while driving and whether it\u2019s already discussing the legalities of it with regulators.<\/p>\n Talking about the Cybercab, Musk said production of the robotaxis will begin by April next year. Since it will be specifically built with autonomy in mind, it will not have pedals, a steering wheel and even side mirrors. The Cybercab\u2019s manufacturing process, he explained, is vastly different from typical car production and is more comparable to phone manufacturing. That\u2019s why he thinks the company will be able to produce one unit every 10 seconds.<\/p>\n Musk also talked about the flying car he teased on Joe Rogan\u2019s show<\/a>. When asked at the event, he said the demo will now take place on April 1, 2026, instead of this month or the next like he told Rogan. It remains to be seen whether we\u2019re going to get April Fooled, but Musk claimed that production of Tesla\u2019s flying vehicle will happen a year or so after its unveiling. As always, take Musk\u2019s claims with a grain of salt, as he\u2019s pretty infamous for being overly ambitious with his timelines.<\/p>\n While Musk was on stage talking about Tesla\u2019s plans, an Optimus humanoid robot was standing by the side. The CEO said Optimus is bound to become the \u201cbiggest product of all time,\u201d bigger than cellphones, \u201cbigger than anything.\u201d Tesla will start with a 1-million production line and then a 10-million production line, but he said the company expects to eventually produce 100 million to a billion Optimus robots a year. He envisions a world wherein the humanoid machines will provide people with medical care\u2026 as well as a world wherein instead of being jailed, Optimus follows criminals around to stop them from committing more crimes.<\/p>\n Before Musk went on stage, Tesla\u2019s shareholders had voted to approve<\/a> his pay package worth up to $1 trillion over the next 10 years. Tesla has to hit several goals for Musk to become the first trillionaire, though, including reaching a market value of $8.5 trillion from its current worth of $1.4 billion and selling a million Optimus robots.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n