Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced that he would go all-in on the robotaxi ‘CyberCab’. When asked in the event that they would produce a low-cost electric vehicle, they responded, “I actually have no intention of manufacturing one unless it’s a robotaxi.”
The Information and Business Insider reported on the twenty fifth (local time) that CEO Musk announced plans for Cybercap production through a conference call announcing third quarter earnings.
In response to this, CEO Musk said, “I’m confident that CyberCap will begin mass production in 2026,” and added, “We aim to supply a minimum of 2 million units per yr, and ultimately 4 million units.” The worth of the CyberCap was estimated to be roughly $25,000 (roughly 35 million won).
When asked if there have been plans to supply the $25,000 two-seater electric vehicle that attracted attention, the corporate responded, “We cannot construct anything that may not a robotaxi.” Nonetheless, he added that among the cars currently on sale can be sold for lower than $30,000 after federal tax credits starting in the primary half of next yr.
Particularly, he said, “We now have made it clear that the longer term is autonomous electric,” and that if other automakers don’t accept this, “it’ll be detrimental to them in the longer term.”
He added that operating a cybercab requires approval from authorities, and that he expects to receive approval in Texas and California next yr.
The conference call on at the present time was mostly crammed with content about robotaxi and the humanoid robot ‘Optimus’. The query time was only 5 minutes, and only 2 people were asked questions.
Meanwhile, on at the present time, Tesla surprised everyone by announcing a gross profit margin of 17.1%, exceeding market expectations of 14.9%. For this reason, the stock price rose by 12% in over-the-counter trading.
CEO Musk also said, “Despite negative external circumstances, we estimate that automotive sales will grow by 20 to 30 percent next yr.”
Reporter Lim Da-jun ydj@aitimes.com
