GoKawiilTesla revives pitch selling Cybercabs to fleet buyers for robotaxi income
Tesla is circulating an interest form asking businesses whether they want to purchase and operate their own Cybercab fleets on its robotaxi network, splitting revenue with the company. This mirrors a promise Elon Musk made back in 2019, when he claimed owners could earn up to $30,000 a year in gross profit by putting their cars on the 'Tesla Network,' a plan that never materialized for any owner.
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The 2019 promise left Tesla owners paying thousands for Full Self-Driving software with no way to actually run their cars as robotaxis, since Tesla operates the service itself. Dutch leasing firm MisterGreen bet heavily on this vision, buying over 4,000 Teslas expecting appreciation and robotaxi income, only to go bankrupt in December 2025 after losing $40 million as the cars depreciated faster than the market instead. If fleet ownership of Cybercabs were genuinely profitable, Tesla would likely keep that revenue for itself rather than offloading the opportunity to outside buyers.
- Tesla is again pitching outside buyers on purchasing and operating robotaxi fleets, echoing an unfulfilled 2019 promise.
- No Tesla owner has ever been able to run their personal car as a robotaxi despite years of marketing suggesting otherwise.
- MisterGreen's bankruptcy, tied to betting on Tesla's appreciating-asset claims, shows the real-world risk of trusting these pitches.
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Published there as: “If a Tesla Cybercab fleet were profitable, Tesla wouldn't sell you one”
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