Autonomous taxi or brand new 2-seater model? Tesla Cybercab Highlights Analysis

After a long wait, the "WE ROBOT" launch event, which Musk called "historic and market disruptive," finally took place today. As the Silicon Valley Iron Man, what surprises did Musk bring to everyone this time?

 

Highlight 1: Tesla's self driving car Cybercab officially unveiled

 

Tesla's self driving car Cybercab was officially unveiled at this press conference. From a design perspective, it is indeed stunning. The front of the car resembles a Cybertruck, while the rear resembles a Model Y, with a sharp and angular overall style.

At the same time, the entire body is covered with a stainless steel shell, giving it a futuristic look. Musk once stated on his Twitter that the design inspiration for Cybercab came from Blade Runner, and we can also see the clues from the design at the press conference. The combination of cool and warm colors creates a strong future impact.

The lighting design is also full of technical sense, and we speculate that it should also adopt the design of headlight projection.

During the driving process, the headlights can project a large area of light on the ground. When turning, it can follow the steering, and when encountering pedestrians crossing the road, it can also interact with people through changes in light.

 

 

The design of the cabin is even more disruptive, with no steering wheel, no accelerator or brake pedals, and all information is centralized on the central control screen. The car is designed with only 2 seats, indicating a focus on high-frequency daily travel scenarios from a design perspective.

Two seats does not necessarily mean small space. From the on-site footage, the passenger cabin has sufficient headroom and legroom.

In fact, the Cybercab's high roofline also suggests that its headroom is not poor. There is also no need to worry about storage space. The trunk adopts a hatchback design concept, and the spacious trunk can meet most storage scenarios.

 

Although Musk did not elaborate on Cybercab's autonomous driving capabilities, from the on-site footage, it appears that the car has achieved full autonomous driving, allowing users to work, watch videos, and even sleep inside. The scenes that were once in science fiction movies have now been captured in reality.

Of course, considering the hygiene issues of public use, it can also be seen in the video that there will be a unified sorting and cleaning of vehicles after they end their service. Friends who have a cleanliness obsession can feel some psychological comfort.

 

 

This cleaning robot is actually a patented product of Tesla. Musk has previously revealed the relevant design. From the on-site footage, this should be a series of cleaning robots, including seat cleaning and screen cleaning.

In addition, the internal components of Cybercab also adopt the design concept of "Lego" combination, which can be inserted and removed for quick cleaning.

In fact, many public areas in the United States have similar designs that can greatly improve cleaning speed during cleaning.

 

In addition, this car also adopts a scissor door opening method, which makes it easier for passengers to enter and exit the vehicle. In terms of price, Musk repeated his previous statement that the price may only be $30000, and we can even buy one ourselves, which will also be put into production in 2026 or 2027.

In addition, Musk also revealed that the unsupervised autonomous driving applied to Model Y and Model 3 will be promoted in Texas and California next year, and Tesla's true autonomous driving can achieve a breakthrough next year.

 

What exactly is the autonomous driving that Musk wants to do? First of all, he doesn't want to be a taxi. Taxis are a livelihood project in the entire industry, and they don't fundamentally make money, which is not what Musk wants.

Musk wants to create a new species and turn private cars into tools that can be used anytime, anywhere. This approach may overturn the direction of commercial development of autonomous driving technology.

 

 

Highlight 2: It's better to have fun together than to have fun alone

 

Whether or not it focuses on intelligent attributes, the nature of cars as a means of transportation will not change, especially in carrying the needs of multiple people's travel.

The largest existing Tesla model is the Model X, and if there are more people's travel needs, they still require assistance from the public transportation system.

The old horse, who vowed to overturn the old era, naturally will not let go of this demand, so we saw the Robot VAN that can carry 20 passengers.

Of course, besides transporting people, delivery can also be made. The overall usage cost is 5-10 cents per mile.

 

 

Highlight 3: Everything is Robot

 

The three electric systems, as well as multi-dimensional miniaturized sensors combined with AI intelligence, can empower transportation vehicles and enable the integration of cars and intelligence. So in other fields, magic will not fail either.

Speaking in human language, Lao Ma once again demonstrated robots with higher integration and functionality.

Taking care of children, walking dogs, and going out of hours to buy things can be tedious and even tedious tasks in daily life, which can be delegated to robots. In addition, delicate tasks such as serving coffee can also be delegated to robots.

Intelligent robots are more patient than humans, and with the help of AI and voice, they can respond to the requests of children in their 100000 years of age.

More importantly, the selling price. At the press conference, Lao Ma expressed optimism that he believed that once sales were on track, a unit priced between 20000 to 30000 US dollars would not be a dream.

Before the press conference began, the most popular online voice was undoubtedly the desire to see a more entry-level model, Model 2. However, during the brief press conference, Lao Ma did not mention this car at all. From a profit perspective, launching entry-level models to seize the market may seem like a good idea, but what more investors may want to see is a broader plan for the autonomous driving operation market. After all, Lao Ma once said that Tesla has never been a company that sells hardware for profit.