Musk Says Tesla Cybercab's US$299 Monthly Fee Should Be About US$115

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Musk Says Tesla Cybercab’s US$299 Monthly Fee Should Be About US$115

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Elon Musk says the US$299 monthly subscription for Tesla's Cybercab is too high and suggests about US$115 instead. The comment does not mean Tesla has changed its order terms, and no start date exists for a lower fee.

Elon Musk says Cybercab's required US$299 subscription should be closer to US$115 a month, just after Tesla opened orders to its first personal buyers. That would cut US$184 off the monthly cost, or US$2,208 over a year, if Tesla follows through.

Musk made the comment in a reply to tech reviewer Marques Brownlee, known as MKBHD, who had posted details of his invitation to buy a Cybercab. According to Musk: "But the monthly fee is too high". He said it should match the cost of FSD and connectivity on Tesla's other models, or about US$115 a month.

The fee has not changed yet

However, there is no start date for a lower fee, and Musk's comment does not mean Tesla has changed its order terms. Musk has not said whether a roughly US$115 plan would keep all the benefits of the original US$299 subscription.

The original terms matter because Cybercab has no steering wheel or pedals. Owners cannot simply cancel the autonomy subscription and drive it themselves. Tesla's first invitations list an estimated US$29,990 purchase price, a US$1,000 non-refundable deposit and estimated December deliveries in the initial Texas rollout. Ordering is invite-only.

Brownlee's head-shaving bet resurfaces

The exchange also revived Brownlee's bet. After Cybercab's 2024 unveiling, he pledged to shave his head on camera if Tesla delivered its roughly US$30,000 vehicle before 2027.

Brownlee now describes the test as public availability for under US$30,000 by the end of 2026. He says the first order invitations do not settle it, because customer deliveries have not happened yet and ordering is still invite-only. He added that he plans to donate on January 1 either way.

Some users replying to him argue that an invite-only rollout can still count as public availability. For now, Tesla has opened orders and estimated deliveries, but has not announced completed customer handovers.

Source: TeslaNorth.com

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