Why “Cybercab” is being discussed
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Cybercab is more efficient per rider mile than most public transit systems.
by Rover222 · Sep 10, 2026
>all of the resources that are going into autonomous cars was instead going into proper public transit infrastructure. They need not be separated. This is the entire point of th…
by 1970-01-01 · Sep 9, 2026
Cybercab has double the RAM and a bit more memory bandwidth, but otherwise it's the same 8 external mono RGB cameras. It's maybe $1.5K of BoM total for the chip, memory, and cam…
by heaney-555 · Sep 9, 2026
Isn't Tesla already there? I took a fully-autonomyous Cybercab to a coffee shop yesterday; it doesn't even have a steering wheel. It was just a short drive, but it handled vario…
by dilap · Sep 9, 2026
If a Cybercab launches and nobody comments on it, did it really burst into flames?
by buildsjets · Sep 8, 2026
Tesla now has ~40 level 4 automated taxis in operation with no pedals or steering wheel. When these have an accident they can't blame a non-existent driver for mashing a non-exi…
by delichon · Sep 7, 2026
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The Tesla Cybercab is a two-passenger battery-electric robotaxi manufactured by Tesla, Inc. for its Robotaxi ride-hailing service. Designed exclusively for autonomous operation, it has no steering wheel, pedals, side mirrors, or rear window and uses a camera-only autonomous-driving system rather than the lidar and radar used by some competing robotaxis. Read more on Wikipedia