Cybercab estimator
Sales to customers are planned before the end of 2026, and Tesla said most Cybercabs stay in its own fleet. There is no MSRP and no published lease.
- Not disclosedNot disclosedPurchase priceNo MSRP. The only public price talk is Musk's 'under $30,000' target, from 2024 and repeated in an X reply in February 2026. It is a target, not a sticker.
- Official$0.30 / mileCost targetTarget of $0.30 per paid Robotaxi mile. The CFO said they are not there yet.
- Official>125,000 vehicles a year installed capacityTexas capacityInstalled Texas capacity above 125,000 a year. Cybercab rides in Austin since 3 September 2026. Musk said the Austin Cybercab fleet was up about 10× in a month. Robotaxi is in 6 cities, Dallas was described as next month (November 2026), and Cybercab was to reach more cities before the end of 2026.
- Not disclosedNot disclosedLease termsLease terms, an owner revenue split and Cybercab insurance are not published. Every one of those inputs on the estimator is an assumption.
Tesla said sales to customers start before the end of 2026, and that most Cybercabs stay in Tesla's own fleet. In October 2024 Musk spoke of about 20 cents a mile of operating cost and fares of 30 to 40 cents. That is an old comment, not a current rate card.
Fares other people have reported
Reported Austin structure of $3.00 base plus $1.40 a mile. Not an official rate card. Fares in the app can surge. Reported structure: $3.00 base plus $1.40 a mile, as of 2026-03-17.
| Set | Median ride, USD | Per mile, USD | Miles | Rides |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tesla, all cities | 8.61 | 4.54 | 3.4 | 3185 |
| Austin | 12.3 | 3.73 | 4.4 | 1640 |
| Bay Area, Tesla supervised | 12.4 | 3.19 | 7.1 | 207 |
| Bay Area, Waymo | 14.77 | 3.86 | 9.1 | 149 |
Trips of 12 miles and longer in that same window averaged $2.03 a mile.
Every operating input is an assumption. The $30,000 starting price is Musk's "under $30,000" target, not an MSRP. The $3 base and $1.40 per mile start from a March 2026 Austin report, not a Tesla rate card. The $0.30 per mile cost is Tesla's stated target, and the CFO said they are not there. Lease income starts at $0 because no lease rate is published.
After clamping: 1 owned, 1 operated, 0 leased out.
Fare revenue $24,000 before a platform fee of $0. Lease income $0. Operating cost $3,600. Net $20,400.
Capital at your price $30,000. Sketch payback 1.5 years if this net repeated. It will not.
Read the support page at tesla.com/support/robotaxi.