YouTube reviewer Marques Brownlee, known as MKBHD, says Tesla's decision to wind down the Cybertruck raises doubts about the long-delayed Roadster. He also says the move makes him more confident in his Cybercab head-shaving bet, though Tesla's new Cybercab orders complicate it.
Marques Brownlee, the YouTube reviewer known as MKBHD, is worried about a different delayed vehicle, the Roadster, after Tesla's decision to wind down Cybertruck production. On a Friday episode of the "WVFRM Podcast," he said, according to Business Insider: "This doesn't bode well for the Roadster."
Tesla shifts toward the Cybercab
On November 6, Elon Musk announced on X that Tesla would stop building the Cybertruck by mid-2027 to focus on the steering wheel-less Cybercab. Earlier this year, Tesla also retired its Model S and Model X as it shifts more attention toward autonomous vehicles and humanoid robots.
That makes the Roadster, Tesla's twice-revealed and long-delayed supercar, a questionable fit in the lineup, Brownlee said. It is the only vehicle in the lineup that the automaker isn't trying to make fully autonomous. Brownlee held two reservations for the Roadster and said in September 2025 that he had canceled one after waiting nearly a decade.
On the Cybertruck itself, he said Tesla missed an opportunity with a simpler design. A good, simple SUV-type vehicle like the Kia EV9, he said, would have sold a lot.
Cybercab orders complicate MKBHD's head-shaving bet
Brownlee has a bet with Tesla fans: if Tesla sells Cybercabs to US consumers by the end of 2026 for under $30,000, he will shave his head. Tesla debuted gold-painted Cybercabs in Austin in September, but the vehicles were used only in its own ride-hailing service and not sold to individual drivers.
On Friday, he said the plan to keep making Cybertrucks until mid-2027 made him more confident in the bet. Then Tesla opened early Cybercab orders to select customers and is predicting a December delivery for its first units. The consumer Cybercab starts at $29,990, before a $300-a-month subscription, and Brownlee was among the initial invitees.
He wrote that his hair is safe, pointing to the invite-only sales run and the fact that owners can't use the car as a ride-hail at first. Musk responded on Saturday by calling him a chicken.
Source: Business Insider
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