Rides with Rob

Very fascinating and intriguing technology, not to mention extremely lucrative—but I don’t plan on becoming Rides with Robot anytime soon. 😂

Call me old fashioned, but I like to cater to my clients and see them to their destinations safely! 💛

Elon Musk has said Tesla intends to sell the Cybercab directly to individual buyers for under $30,000, letting ordinary owners build and manage their own small robotaxi fleets. Rather than driving the car themselves, owners could put one or several Cybercabs to work on Tesla's autonomous ride network and collect income while the vehicles operate on their own. The pitch reframes car ownership as a business, closer to running a handful of ride hailing vehicles than buying a personal commuter. It leans on the economics Tesla has touted for the Cybercab, which the company says is its most efficient vehicle ever at around 165 Wh per mile and is built to run at roughly 20 cents per mile. With production underway at Giga Texas and the Robotaxi service already operating in Austin, Dallas, and Houston, the under $30,000 target is what could turn the idea from a fleet tool into something a single owner can actually afford.

They aren’t mine, but feeling so proud and accomplished tonight. Oh, how far I’ve come!