{"id":370429,"date":"2024-12-16T17:50:34","date_gmt":"2024-12-16T17:50:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/?p=370429"},"modified":"2024-12-16T17:50:34","modified_gmt":"2024-12-16T17:50:34","slug":"teslas-robotaxi-all-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/teslas-robotaxi-all-you-need-to-know","title":{"rendered":"Tesla\u2019s Robotaxi: All You Need to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"

When Tesla<\/a> unveiled its futuristic Cybercab this past October<\/a>, the race to own the robotaxi market was well underway. Now it’s a game of catch-up \u2013 and time is not on Tesla’s side.<\/p>\n

The first fleet of Tesla’s autonomous vehicles \u2013 Cybercabs and Cybervans \u2013\u00a0won’t see pavement until 2027 and will face stiff competition from the likes of Waymo<\/a> and Apollo Go when they do.<\/p>\n

The firm will also have to grapple with the sector’s punishing economics. Robotaxis can cost upwards of $100,000<\/a> and require expensive build-outs of road sensors, charging stations, radars, and lidars. Chinese opportunity beckons, but Beijing is nurturing an autonomous cab sector of its own.<\/p>\n

Elon Musk’s<\/a> robotaxi vision is to make robot-run driving an affordable ‘fully automated, go anywhere’ solution. There are twists and turns to negotiate before the Cybercab dream becomes reality.<\/p>\n

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