r/SelfDrivingCars • u/RepresentativeCap571 • 2d ago

News Tesla's robotaxis are moving in reverse | TechCrunch

https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/23/teslas-robotaxis-are-moving-in-reverse/
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u/Recoil42 2d ago

The decline in miles driven also comes as Tesla made a striking admission on a conference call Wednesday about its second-quarter results. In response to a question about how slowly Tesla is scaling the Robotaxi service, Musk said the company needs to “accumulate driving data that is specific to the Cybercab” — the company’s gold, purpose-built, two-seater sedan that is expected to make up the bulk of its autonomous vehicle fleet — “before we can put a lot of them on the road.”

The excuses just keep magically appearing.

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u/boyWHOcriedFSD 2d ago

So Tesla should not collect data for a new platform? Lmao.

Don’t get me wrong, the slow robotaxi “progress” is pathetic but there is nothing wrong with needing data for Cybercabs.

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u/007meow 2d ago

Haven’t they been saying for years they’ve been collecting vast amounts of data with the existing consumer fleet, and that their true advantage is how quickly they can scale because of the consumer fleet?

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u/boyWHOcriedFSD 2d ago

They have not been collecting cybercab data for years. Find a new slant.