E lon Musk’s choice of Warner Bros Studios for the long-anticipated launch of his robotaxi on October 10th is entirely appropriate. Hollywood’s film studios are as much a dream factory as Tesla, his electric-car company.

Along with the robotaxi, Tesla is expected to provide updates on its humanoid Optimus robot — after all the event is titled “We, Robot,” a reference to Isaac Asimov’s seminal work I, Robot . Tesla might also show one of its mystery vehicles — a van or a cheaper car that could compete with China’s growing affordable EV market.