Podcast: Tesla Cybercab launch, Cybertruck prices rise, VW launch electric camper, and more

But let's start about the Cybercab launch.

It was confirmed in a, in a message to, um, uh, to...

Well, in a tweet really on, on social media that's gonna happen next week on September 3rd, which I think is Thursday.

Next Thursday.

And, um, no details on anything.

The only thing that happened with that is that, uh, uh, Tesla launched some kind of small contest to, uh, the more you ride in the Robotaxi service, uh, uh, until, um, uh, this weekend, I think, you, uh, increases your chances of being invited to the event.

That's about it.

Um, it's, it's [laughs] resulting in a pretty funny sit- situation, Seth, where, um, so people are just going nuts trying to get an invite.

And, you know, Tesla's Robotaxi service needs the demand for it because, as we saw, demand actually...

Well, u- usability of the system went down.

Total mileage went down from Q1 to Q2, so this is gonna be a nice boost for Tesla to use the system.

But the way people are using it for it is like they're, they're going, they're...

It, it's, it's really a representation of the Robotax- taxi service a year into the, the program, where they are literally taking a 1.2... a 0.2 mile ride Robotaxi while, like that's a block or two blocks, a ride, then being dropped off and then going back to their original destination, back and forth, back and forth.

Just literally driving in circle for half a block [laughs] to, to just get more mileage, more rides into the... 'Cause I think it wasn't clear if it was more ride or more mileage in it.

So people are [laughs] just going back and forth with...

As, uh, I saw someone getting, I think, 500 rides.

Over 500 rides.

Oh my God.

And 80 miles.

80 miles and 500 mi- so someone got like 100 miles and 80, uh, 100 rides and 80 miles.

It's, it makes no sense.

Um, yeah, it's really emblematic of, uh, the Tesla Robotaxi program a year in.

So at the very end of the show, we're gonna dive a little bit deeper into what this could be.

Uh, 'cause obviously there was a, a Cybercab unveiling, Cybercab launch just less than two years ago really, so why another one? So we're gonna give our prediction about exactly what should happen next week, and I would love to hear about you guys, what, what, uh, are you gonna say about it.