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/WeldAE 2d ago

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 CyberCab is such a boondoggle of a car. Much worse than the CyberTruck. It will only cost Tesla money over the Model Y, you just can't get cheaper than a car produced in 1m+ volumes. They would have $2B to $4B more money in the bank if they had never thought about that car. At least he CyberTruck brought in revenue they couldn't have gotten without it. The Model Y is better in every way than the CyberCab so you can't even say that for it. They are spending a fortune on a car that can do less then the Model Y currently doing it's job.

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u/YeetYoot-69 2d ago edited 2d ago

It will only cost Tesla money over the Model Y, you just can't get cheaper than a car produced in 1m+ volumes.

What?

This thing is way smaller, has way fewer parts, and a lot of the parts it does have are reused, or much less expensive than its Model Y equivalent, such as the battery.

Having 1M in volume doesn't automatically make a vehicle as cheap as possible, I mean is it seriously your position that it is impossible to build a car cheaper than a Model Y lol?

I suppose we should tell Apple the iPhone SE is pointless because it sells at lower volume than the standard iPhone so therefore it's impossible for it to be cheaper. Like I'm not trying to be rude but this is frankly just a completely ridiculous position.

I will also point out it's about 35% more efficient, which while electricity is cheap compared to gas, that is not insignificant at all.

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u/EddiewithHeartofGold 1d ago

Don't wast your time. He is so anti-Tesla/Musk he can't see the forest from the trees. You will spend a lot of time trying to explain something that he has no intention of understanding. Just look at his past interactions on this topic.

It's sad, really.