Tesla Announces New Robotaxi Called CyberCab

Elon Musk, Tesla’s CEO, showed the company’s new robotaxi, Cybercab, this Thursday at the “We, Robot” event at Warner Bros. Studios in California.

According to The Guardian, the billionaire and a man dressed in a spacesuit arrived on the stage in the new vehicle. Musk announced that the new robotaxi does not have pedals or a steering wheel and that the price is expected to be below $30,000.

The new vehicle will be produced in 2026. At the event, there were 20 more Cybercabs and 50 more autonomous vehicles for visitors to test. Musk mentioned that the new vehicles could be used as Uber-like taxis and shared his vision of parking lots being replaced by parks and people watching movies when moving to a different location. “It’s going to be a glorious future,” he added.

Musk also announced a new larger vehicle, the Robovan, with capacity for up to 20 people, but didn’t disclose the price.

As reported by Reuters, Musk assured visitors that “autonomous cars could be 10 times safer than humans and drive five to 10 times longer.” He shared his excitement about the future and the possibility of getting “time back” with the new technology.

The CEO also explained that the Cybercab cost of energy will be around 20 cents a mile, that it will not require plugs as the charging process will be inductive, and that the Robovan will be cheaper, around 5 cents a mile.

The presentation lasted less than 30 minutes and over 4 million X users watched it on the platform online.

Tesla has also been developing humanoid robots and recently shared a new job position to train the new models.