Tesla says it will start selling Cybercabs by end of year

What BBN said about it

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorWelcome back. It's nine o'clock Eastern, this is No Bull with Hank, and folks, tonight Tesla says it will sell you a Cybercab.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorTalking point number one.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorOn the earnings call, Tesla's vice president of engineering, Lars Moravy, said the Cybercabs built today are all destined for Tesla's own robotaxi fleet.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorAll of them. Going to Tesla. And Tesla is the one selling them. So who, exactly, is the customer?

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorTalking point number two. Elon Musk said the Cybercab is meant to be offered as transport as a service, not a car people own.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo the sales pitch is, and I assume this is the pitch, you can have one, just not have one.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorTalking point number three.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe National Highway Traffic Safety Administration sent Tesla twenty-one questions about how it certified a car with no steering wheel or pedals.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorTesla gets thirty days to answer twenty-one questions. The first one should be who the customer is.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorTesla says the vehicles meet every applicable federal safety standard, and it plans to expand gradually. Fine.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorI've read the whole thing, folks, and I still can't tell you who gets the keys, because there are no keys either.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo the car has no wheel, no pedals, no keys, and no buyer. Tesla's the buyer. Okay.