 Tesla Robotaxi
What on earth are we supposed to think of that? You can see that we won't be able to describe the new Cybercabs without expressing opinions. Tesla polarizes, and this time it did again.
While the design of the Cybertruck was something that could be considered ugly, this time it is particularly beautiful. Apart from the finish of the rear end, no edge disturbs the harmony. You could almost imagine a Model 2
like this. Perhaps this body is a certain anticipation of it.
Nobody at Tesla will tell us that, because that could affect the current sales figures. But isn't such a streamlined design for the city with its low average speed a complete waste of possible interior space?
Yes, the vehicle really only has two seats, two doors and a large luggage compartment with a corresponding tailgate. Now you're probably wondering how you can get into the city with two children. It's simple, order another
Cybercab?
No, Tesla has of course thought about this too and is also presenting a much larger robotaxis for a possible 14 people in the pictures, but only as a mobile study. It is huge and much better suited for transport tasks.
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No, a viable interim solution, such as that offered by Zoox, is not currently in sight. Tesla likes to provoke. How else can you tell? Because the vehicle, for example, does not have a socket for normal charging, regardless of
whether it is AC or DC. It is only supposed to be charged inductively.
But that means it is tied to very specific charging stations, making longer distances quite unlikely. But what is the point of the good aerodynamics then? Maybe it's just a way to save development costs because the car
looks very similar to existing Teslas?
At least one has availale the latest version of FSD. In addition to the 20 Cybercabs, there are also 30 Model Ys. This underlines even more that the new cars are conventional vehicles without a steering wheel, pedals, rear
doors or seats. So to speak: The emperor is not wearing any new clothes.
Why is the vehicle so spartanly equipped? Because it is also intended to be offered to private households, for under $30,000. The inductive charging plate for the garage will probably also be included then. But so far Tesla
has not communicated any data, including, of course, the battery capacity.
What should you do with it? It's very simple, you order and open the vehicle using your cell phone, get in without having to close the doors yourself. Elon Musk says that this vehicle is not intended for parking, so the doors
can be a little more wide. Then you choose your destination on the remaining, indeed slightly larger, central screen.
There are no windshield wipers, why would there be? Once you arrive, the doors are probably opened using a touchscreen and then closed again when you leave so that a kind of robot system can clean the inside of the
car.
The question remains as to where the car will end up. A truck usually looks for the nearest parking space if it hasn't already had an order to return freight. The Cybercab will probably have to make its way to the nearest
service station to use the time to refuel.
Could it be that such diversely used vehicles will cause even more traffic in the city than before? The second car definitely drives fewer kilometers from home to the city compared to a robotaxi. Aren't today's taxi ranks more
central than future service stations?
You can see that we had imagined the vehicle that has now been presented to be completely different and can only understand Tesla's ideas to a limited extent. Incidentally, the company's shareholders seem to feel the
same way. In any case, Tesla shares have taken a sharp downward plunge.
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