Key details not shared about Tesla’s Cybercab robotaxi have now been revealed
- Elon Musk remained pretty cryptic during the Cybercab unveil
- Now, a longtime Tesla investor shared some details we didn’t know
- There’s a lot to unpack
Published on Oct 15, 2024 at 3:05 PM (UTC+4)
by Alessandro Renesis
Last updated on Oct 16, 2024 at 2:25 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Tom Wood
A longtime Tesla shareholder and owner has shared valuable info about the Cybercab.
He was able to talk to Tesla Design Chief Franz von Holzhausen and he got the chance to pick his brain a bit.
As a result, we finally learned some pretty juicy details about Tesla’s Cybercab.
That’s good because Tesla and Elon Musk didn’t really say much during the event.
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There’s never going to be a Cybercab with pedals
Matthew Donegan-Ryan, a longtime Tesla investor, owner and enthusiast, said he was able to speak with both Franz von Holzhausen, the man who designed both the Cybercab and Cybertruck, as well as Lars Moravy, VP of Engineering at Tesla.
The first thing von Holzhausen and Moravy noted is that there is never going to be a Cybercab with a steering wheel and pedals.
There are apparently two reasons for that.
First, it would defeat the point of a robotaxi and second, it would be too similar to the Model 3.
Where will Cybercab be built?
According to information gathered by Donegan-Ryan, the Cybercab will be produced at the factory in Texas, which is the same factory where Cybertrucks are built.
So far, Giga Texas has mostly been used for the Cybertruck.
On more than one occasion, we’ve seen drone footage of a herd (a pack? a flock?) of Cybertrucks waiting to be deliveried to their owners.
Tesla also said they wanted to ramp up production for the truck, so this means we can expect things to get particularly busy at Giga Texas in the coming months.
No logos, no buttons, no switches
According to Donegan-Ryan, Franz von Holzhausen said they deliberately did not apply any logos or badges on the body of the robotaxi because they didn’t need to.
The whole point is you don’t need to look for a Tesla logo to know it’s a Cybercab, just like with the Cybertruck.
Also, the Cybercab has (nearly) no buttons or switches.
There are only three interior buttons.
Namely, you’ve got two window switches and the dome light switch.
Everything else is controlled on the screen, or with voice activation.
As per usual, Musk was over-optimistic when it came to the deadline and he said Cybercab will hit the market in 2027.
We’ll see.
