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'Where Are The Cybercabs?' Tesla Investor Ross Gerber Takes Aim at Elon Musk as ...
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Fusion42 · 27 October 2026 · Fusion42 review
Tesla investor Ross Gerber criticised Elon Musk over the slow rollout of Tesla's Cybercab robotaxis as Amazon-owned Zoox secured a deal to stage 150 robotaxis in Santa Monica, signalling intensifying competition in autonomous taxi services. Regulatory scrutiny is ongoing for Tesla's Cybercab certification, while Zoox has federal approval to operate driverless rides with paying passengers.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Micromobility, and 40 sources have reported it between 18 Aug 2026 and 27 Oct 2026.
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The autonomous taxi market is heating up in the US with Zoox making rapid operational moves while Tesla struggles to scale Cybercab deployments. You need to act fast to find gaps left by Tesla's delay and consider partnerships where cities enable staging facilities.
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40 sources · first reported 18 Aug 2026 · latest 27 Oct 2026
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