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Musk is optimistic about sending the first uncrewed Starships to Mars in the next 2 years, with the potential for human missions to the Martian surface before the end of the decade. However, he believes that overregulation in the US is the biggest impediment to progress, and that a Trump-led White House would be more conducive to achieving this goal than the current administration.
The Future of Tesla and Autonomous Driving
Musk expects Tesla to achieve unsupervised full self-driving capability in the US next year, with their vehicles exceeding human safety levels. He also predicts that Tesla's Cybertruck with no steering wheel or pedals will reach volume production in 2026, and that the Optimus humanoid robot will be in volume production by 2026 as well, potentially becoming the biggest product of any kind ever.
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