11 articles
Opinion
Tesla nearly doubled its Texas Cybercab count overnight, just as X Takeover visitors fill Austin. Early reports say waits are still short. That is the right kind of stress test.
Harper Quinn, Opinion ·
Opinion
Tesla fans are arriving in Austin for Saturday's X Takeover, and many are hailing Cybercabs to get around. That is exactly the crowd the car needs to impress, and the early signs are good.
Harper Quinn, Opinion ·
Opinion
Tesla has more time to answer federal regulators' questions about how it certified the Cybercab. A complete answer is worth more than a fast one, and the cars keep building their record on the road.
Harper Quinn, Opinion ·
Opinion
On a Monday morning check in Austin, a Cybercab could arrive three minutes sooner than UberX or Uber Comfort Electric. Fares are closing in too. The next test is keeping those waits short as service spreads.
Harper Quinn, Opinion ·
Opinion
A showing in Manchester, a permit deadline in Nevada and a record day in Austin all point the same way. The Cybercab story is moving from whether to when.
Harper Quinn, Opinion ·
Opinion
Sunday's desk holds a Cybercab rain camera kit, a fifth Los Angeles-area pin near Torrance, and a rare-earth-free motor that keeps its range. The product is thickening on three fronts. Austin is still the only place you can hail.
Harper Quinn, Opinion ·
Opinion
Friday's desk holds a wet-weather Cybercab camera air-blow, an Alexandria, Virginia, evening test pin, and a Texas registration board where Cybercabs are 27.3 percent of the Robotaxi fleet. The product is thickening on three fronts. Austin is still the only place you can hail.
Harper Quinn, Opinion ·
Opinion
Austin still sells the Cybercab mile. Dallas and Atlanta are still practice miles. Shanghai and Osaka still sell the look. Thursday's record is a staged map, not a national hail.
Harper Quinn ·
Opinion
Musk said few people grasp the cost-per-mile design. The specs, the fares, and the factory video are the same sentence.
Sam Ellison ·
Opinion
A robotaxi network that other companies can buy into is how the cab leaves Austin without Tesla financing every mile.
Sam Ellison ·
Opinion
A family car that can also be a taxi is a compromise. Cybercab is built for the trip that actually shows up in the app.
Sam Ellison ·
The desk
Austin, Giga Texas, and the Robotaxi map. Short notes when something actually moves.