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Summary

The Cybercab proposal is that anyone can own an autonomous taxi business, rather than Tesla operating the fleet itself.

The difference from Waymo is in the business model more than the technology: Waymo runs a service; Tesla sells you the asset.

The consequence is that a car changes from an expense into a revenue-producing asset, which rewrites the buyer’s arithmetic.

Key points

1. 01

   The competition is over the business model, not only the technology

   Both can build a driverless car. They answer the ownership question in completely different ways.

2. 02

   Distributed ownership lowers Tesla’s cost

   If buyers fund the vehicles, the fleet scales without Tesla’s own capital.

3. 03

   The risk moves to the buyer as well

   Projected income depends on regulation, demand and depreciation — all of which the owner absorbs.

4. 04

   The law is the condition that is not ready

   In many countries including Thailand there is still no framework for driverless commercial passenger service.