Tesla’s latest innovation, the Tesla Optimus Robot, made its debut inside a stunning $6.85 million home in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Mandeville Canyon.

Tesla's plan to put a can-do-anything-for-you humanoid on the market still looks a long way off. Why it matters: CEO Elon Musk said last week at the company's "We, Robot" event that the Tesla Optimus humanoid "will be the biggest product ever of any kind.

Tesla, a very large company today, is not even 1% of the way to its ultimate maturity and growth. Here's where Tesla is now and here is where it is going in the future.

During Tesla’s “We, Robot” event last week, which TechCrunch covered late into the night, sources on the ground sent me a handful of videos of the

Tesla workers are already hailing robotaxis as part of a test program, Musk says. But a full-blown service requires regulatory approval and could face challenges.

In California, Tesla will face an uphill climb in securing the needed permits to offer fully autonomous rides to paying customers.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday said the electric vehicle maker will roll out driverless ride-hailing services to the public in California and Texas next year, a claim likely to face significant regulatory and technical challenges.