I was surprised when Elon said this during his keynote. They're planning on making a full pivot to CyberCabs and RoboVans (their fully autonomous vehicles) and also concentrate on the Optimus robot. This seems like a premature move because people will still want to drive. He's betting everything on autonomy—typical high-risk Elon move. I hope it pays off!

Oh, that's concerning. I'd say even if it's 2060, considering how quickly AI is evolving, it might be enough time to solve a lot of challenges. I read that there are only a couple of areas of the world where birthrates are at the ideal rate of replacement.

It is definitely a race against time. I've heard SpaceX talks very recently about a moonbase settlement before Mars. That makes sense to use the moon as a "trial run" and staging area. Avi Loeb, the scientist in the news recently about 3I/Atlas, disagrees with outposts on Mars. He thinks we should build platforms in space and just begin building ships and habitats.