Elon Musk revealed Tesla’s Cybercab prototypes, projecting production by 2026 with a price tag under $30,000, alongside the futuristic Robovan concept designed to carry up to 20 passengers. The unveiling, long anticipated, marked another ambitious step for the company. Musk hinted at a starting price of below $30,000 for the Cybercab, with production targets set for 2026.
At Tesla's event in Burbank, California, Musk arrived in one of the two-door Cybercab sedans, greeted by an eager crowd. He also introduced the Robovan, a sleek, high-capacity vehicle aimed at urban transportation, which he claimed could handle up to 20 passengers at once. The crowd seemed impressed, though the event itself ran almost an hour late, a familiar pattern for Musk’s ambitious timelines.
watch live event here: https://x.com/Tesla/status/1843922599765590148
This delay wasn’t surprising to those familiar with Tesla’s track record of missing deadlines. The event was pushed back two months after Musk demanded changes to the prototype, as Bloomberg had reported earlier in July. Once on stage, Musk faced questions about when consumers could expect to purchase the Cybercab. His response, a mix of optimism and caution, pointed to 2026, though he added with a smile, “Before 2027, let’s put it that way.”
One noticeable omission from Musk’s presentation was any in-depth explanation of Tesla’s Full Self-Driving technology. While the CEO promised that advancements in autonomous driving would be available to Model 3 and Model Y owners in Texas and California next year, specifics were few. This left some attendees hoping for more clarity on how Tesla plans to evolve these features into fully autonomous vehicles.
“The only concrete detail was the $30,000 price for the Cybercab,” remarked Nancy Tengler, CEO of Laffer Tengler Investments and a Tesla investor who was present at the event. “The ideas were grand, the vision bold. Is it super cool? Absolutely.”
The event's late start was attributed to a medical emergency in the crowd, as Musk later shared on his social media platform, X. Despite the delays and ambiguity around the technology, the futuristic concepts left attendees buzzing with excitement.
published by dailybharat.org
