According to a lead Tesla engineer, the company’s upcoming Robotaxi, the Cybercab, is expected to have 50% fewer parts than Teslaās Model 3 electric sedan.
At a talk in the US, Eric E from Tesla Engineering shared some key insights into the design of the recently unveiled Cybercab, which many consider to be the future of passenger transportation.
In the interview Eric E shares the advantages of going with two seats layout of the vehicle and the parts reduction it brings: āWe cut the parts down in the Cybercab by a substantial margin. We are going to be delivering a car with roughly half the parts of the Model 3 today.ā
This was recorded by Tesali on X and shared with other engineering and autonomous driving enthusiasts.
Some great info by an engineer who is on the Robotaxi team! pic.twitter.com/dNxfmW8tJr
— TesAli (@alifarhat6_ali) December 5, 2024
This represents considerable savings in the parts needed to build the Cybercab and will reduce the cost of manufacturing and maintaining it during the vehicle’s operating life.
At an October unveiling event, Teslaās CEO, Elon Musk, confirmed that this two-seater model is expected to be in production by 2026 at a price point of around $US30,000 or under $A45,000.
These savings in parts is one of the key factors that will help it get to that price point which is cheaper than any Tesla model the company sells today.
Further details were shared in the comments of that video where the total structural parts count in the Cybercab stands at roughly 80 when compared to the worldās best-selling car, the Model Y, which has around 200 parts.Ā
Tesali shared: āYes. About 80 parts for the body structure compared to 200 for the Y. š¤Æ is the right reactionā
This would make it have less than 60% fewer structural components than Model Y, which is a big achievement.
Other details shared in the talk were related to the interior. It was confirmed that the large screen on the inside of the Cybercab is the largest in any Tesla, coming in at 21 inches.
Eric E, the Cybercab lead engineer, finished the talk by highlighting what the Tesla Cybercab engineering team is aiming to deliver: āWe are really focused on delivering a super efficient, really cool, fun, comfortable product.ā
Itās great to see the companyās passionate engineering team share some key details of the upcoming robotaxi, which could potentially reshape the way many see transport today.
RizĀ is the founder of carloop based in Melbourne, specialising in Australian EV data, insight reports and trends. He is a mechanical engineer who spent the first 7 years of his career building transport infrastructure before starting carloop. He has a passion for cars, particularly EVs and wants to help reduce transport emissions in Australia. He currently drives a red Tesla Model 3.