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Tesla has finally revealed its Cybercab, and it looks like a smaller, sleeker, two-seater Cybertruck. And while many were expecting there to be at least one prototype of a robotaxi with no steering wheel or pedals, Tesla CEO Elon Musk delighted his fans with a lineup of 20 vehicles.
The flashy “We, Robot” event took place at Warner Bros. Discovery studio on Thursday. Before walking on stage, Musk walked over to a robotaxi, which opened its gullwing doors, and did a short demo around the well-maintained streets of the Hollywood studio.
Musk repeated previous claims that the cost of autonomous transport will be so low, it will be akin to “individualized mass transit.” He said he believed the average operating cost of the Cybercab will be over time around $0.20 per mile.
“And you will be able to buy one,” Musk said, adding that the cost of the vehicle would be below $30,000.
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Musk also noted he expects Tesla to start doing “unsupervised FSD in Texas and California next year” with the Model 3 and Model Y. He acknowledged that he’s too optimistic about timelines, but said he expects the Cybercab to be in production by 2026 or “before 2027.”
Fans cheered when Musk said they would be able to test out the Cybercabs themselves at the event.
“They have like 20 of them driving around the entire lot totally unsupervised,” one event-goer told TechCrunch.
The robotaxi also doesn’t have a plug in charger, and instead has “inductive charging,” which is a sort of wireless charging, according to Musk.
