LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) – On Thursday, Elon Musk unveiled what he claimed to be a fully autonomous robotaxi, predicting it would be available by 2027—nearly a decade after he first promised a self-driving vehicle.

The Tesla CEO stated that the fully electric car—designed without a steering wheel or pedals—would be priced under $30,000, feature wireless inductive charging, and be “10 to 20 times safer” than human-driven cars.

“In an autonomous world, you can think of the car as just a little lounge,” Musk told an audience at the Warner Brothers Studio lot near Los Angeles.

“You’re sitting in a comfortable little lounge, able to do whatever you want, and when you step out, you’ll have arrived at your destination.”

Few specifics were provided about the vehicle, which features gullwing doors reminiscent of the DeLorean from the Back to the Future films. However, Musk revealed that Tesla already has 50 of these vehicles.

He also announced that Tesla expects to begin “fully autonomous, unsupervised” driving in Texas and California next year with existing models before transitioning to mass production of what he called the “cybercab.”

“I tend to be a little optimistic with timeframes, but in 2026—so yeah, before 2027. Let me put it that way,” Musk said.