TL;DR
Tesla is handing a pickup truck's factory space to robotaxis. Elon Musk says the company will stop making the Cybertruck in 2027 and use that space to build more Cybercabs, its two-seat car with no steering wheel and no pedals, which has been carrying paying riders on Austin streets for about two months. It is the third Tesla product dropped this year to make room for AI and robotics, after the Model S and Model X gave their space to Optimus humanoid robots. For people, the stake is simple: more cars that drive themselves means more cities where a ride shows up with nobody behind the wheel. The account comes secondhand, through TechCrunch's report on Musk's post, and a federal safety review of the pedal-less design is still open. It lands days after Uber said it will spend $10 billion on 2,000 robotaxis in about 20 cities (our story). Our odds that the swap from pickup to robotaxi happens by 2027 stand at 55%. For the full odds on every step and the timeline of breakthroughs that leads to driverless rides in more cities, subscribe.
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