Tesla Sales Fall Off a Cliff Globally, Including Germany, Australia, and China

Re:Tesla Sales Fall Off a Cliff Globally, Including Germany,... by puppable on Sunday March 09, 2025 @08:50PM (#43315675)

I think Musk should be more bold in his vision here. What if instead of a cybercab that seats just two people, we could come up with an even bigger one that seats many people at once? And then maybe we could have it drive on a predictable, efficient route that covers multiple popular destinations, instead of just going from point A to point B. Has anyone considered building something like this?

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Re:Tesla Sales Fall Off a Cliff Globally, Including Germany,... by Kirby64 on Sunday March 09, 2025 @09:00PM (#43315734)

They literally did this in the announcement for the cybercab. Look up the “Tesla Robovan”. It was clearly a proof of concept, but in theory it’s a good idea. Claimed to be able to seat 20 people.

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Re:Tesla Sales Fall Off a Cliff Globally, Including Germany,... by pasttense01 on Monday March 10, 2025 @12:13AM (#43316950)

I think puppable is referring to a traditional bus following a traditional bus route.

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Re:Tesla Sales Fall Off a Cliff Globally, Including Germany,... by jaredklewis on Monday March 10, 2025 @02:37AM (#43317565)

Driving labor is a significant cost for running a taxi fleet, so automating it allows taxis to become much cheaper to operate. Taxis can charge higher fares than buses because people overwhelmingly prefer “going from point A to point B” over walking to, waiting for, and riding on buses.

Buses are already cheap and removing the cost of the driver would offer only a marginal reduction in cost.

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