Elon Musk said he asked for an "important design change to the front" of Tesla's Robtaxi, and extra time will let Tesla "show off a few other things."

Tesla CEO Elon Musk appears to be confirming a report that the company’s much-ballyhooed event to unveil a robotaxi will be delayed beyond its scheduled Aug. 8 date.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed Monday earlier reports the company was delaying its robotaxi reveal, explaining it was because he requested an "important design change to the front." Bloomberg News reported last week Tesla was pushing the event to October.

Elon Musk is looking to fortify his security following an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump during a campaign rally Saturday. A few hours after the shooting, a tech and cybersecurity blog,

Insecure To save himself from would-be assassins, Elon Musk is now proposing a new type of security. In response to a tweet from the Whole Mars Catalog saying he "better beef up [his] security too" in the wake of the apparent attempt on Donald Trump's life during a rally in Pennsylvania over the weekend,

Security concerns following the attempt on Trump's life had Elon Musk offering a superhero solution for a real-life Iron Man.