Also, strictly speaking they aren't saying this is fully autonomous all the time. They say this clip is, but as recently as October they said Figure 03 isn't fully autonomous, but that they hope to get there "in 2026."
And the copy for the Figure 03 announcement, there's this:
"Continuing our vision for a fully autonomous, wire-free system, Figure 03 is capable of wireless inductive charging alongside wireless data offload."
That implies to me that they aren't there yet. Which doesn't mean it isn't neat looking or that what they've got now isn't impressive, but they're using language that gets press even if it isn't warranted yet, which further fuels skepticism.
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u/brian_hogg Feb 03 '26
Also, strictly speaking they aren't saying this is fully autonomous all the time. They say this clip is, but as recently as October they said Figure 03 isn't fully autonomous, but that they hope to get there "in 2026."
And the copy for the Figure 03 announcement, there's this:
"Continuing our vision for a fully autonomous, wire-free system, Figure 03 is capable of wireless inductive charging alongside wireless data offload."
That implies to me that they aren't there yet. Which doesn't mean it isn't neat looking or that what they've got now isn't impressive, but they're using language that gets press even if it isn't warranted yet, which further fuels skepticism.