Tesla has unveiled a new vehicle called Cybercab; a $30,000 electric robotaxi coming in the next 2 years.
Its name is still not clear. Prior to the event, Musk referred to it as both ‘Cybercab’ and ‘Robotaxi’.
Both terms were also used during the event.
Tesla only has a very short web page about the new vehicle (and Robovan) on its website and it refers to it as ‘Robotaxi’.
Despite having an actual launch event for the vehicle, the details are very limited. There are basically none on the previously mentioned webpage, so we have to go only for what was said and seen at the event.
As expected, the vehicle is a 2-seater with butterfly wing doors and no steering wheel or pedals.
Most, if not all prototypes shown appeared to have a gold finish. It doesn’t have a rear window.
The Cybercab will be the first Tesla vehicle to feature wireless induction charging as standard. As we previously reported, the Cybertruck appears ready to receive a wireless charger, but it will likely be a retrofittable option in the future.
Tesla didn’t release much in terms of specs for the new vehicle. There was no word on the electric vehicle’s range.
Musk mentioned an estimated cost of operation of $0.20 a mile, which appears ambitious.
He also mentioned that consumers will be able to buy it. It won’t be only for an autonomous ridesharing fleet, Tesla Network, which Musk has been hyping for years.
The CEO said that Tesla is aiming to sell the Robotaxi for less than $30,000. As for when it will enter production, Musk said it will come in 2026, but he did acknowledge that he is often wrong with his timelines, and it could come in 2027 instead.
electrek.co
