--- title: "Elon Musk Warns Tesla's $25K Cybercab Will Be 'Agonizingly Slow' At First — Even As He Targets 2M Robotaxis A Year" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/275787768.md" description: "Elon Musk has warned that Tesla's production of the $25,000 Cybercab robotaxi will start off \"agonizingly slow\" due to new technologies involved. Set to begin production in April, the two-seat Cybercab aims for a long-term goal of 2 million units annually. Tesla's recent earnings report showed a 46% drop in net income, prompting a shift in focus towards AI and robotics, with plans to wind down Model S and X production to make way for Optimus manufacturing. The company is also advancing autonomous testing in Texas, including robotaxi rides without safety monitors." datetime: "2026-02-12T17:01:12.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/275787768.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/275787768.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/275787768.md) --- > Supported Languages: [简体中文](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/275787768.md) | [繁體中文](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/275787768.md) # Elon Musk Warns Tesla's $25K Cybercab Will Be 'Agonizingly Slow' At First — Even As He Targets 2M Robotaxis A Year Massive production ambitions are meeting a painfully slow start. "For Cybercab and Optimus, almost everything is new, so the early production rate will be agonizingly slow," Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO **Elon Musk** recently wrote on X.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Tesla is set to begin producing the Cybercab robotaxi in April, as it also works toward bringing its Optimus humanoid robot into production. The two-seat Cybercab is designed without a steering wheel or pedals, is expected to cost about $25,000, and is part of Musk's goal of reaching long-term production of 2 million robotaxis a year. **Don't Miss:** - **Missed Nvidia and Tesla? 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Musk told investors in October that reaching that level would take time because Tesla must manufacture much of the supply chain from scratch, with production moving at the pace of the "slowest, dumbest, least lucky thing out of 10,000 unique items." **_See Also: Deloitte's #1 Fastest-Growing Software Company Lets Users Earn Money Just by Scrolling — Accredited Investors Can Still Get In at $0.50/Share._** ## Recent Pressures And Strategic Shifts Tesla's production plans are unfolding alongside recent financial and market developments. In its latest earnings report, the company posted its smallest profit since the COVID-19 pandemic, with net income down 46% last year, as Tesla increased its focus on AI, autonomy and robotics tied to Cybercab and Optimus. Tesla said it expects capital expenditures to be in excess of $20 billion this year, driven by AI initiatives and expanded manufacturing and infrastructure.  As part of that shift, the company expects to wind down Model S and Model X production next quarter and convert the production space at its Fremont factory for Optimus robot manufacturing. Meanwhile, Tesla is advancing its autonomous testing in Texas. Musk posted on X late last month that the company had begun robotaxi rides in Austin without safety monitors inside the vehicles. **Read Next:**  - **Put professional stock research to work in a single ETF — explore Motley Fool Asset Management's factor-based funds.** - **Wall Street's $12B Real Estate Manager Is Opening Its Doors to Individual Investors — Without the Crowdfunding Middlemen** _**Image: Shutterstock**_ ### Related Stocks - [GraniteShares 1.25x Long Tsla Daily ETF (TSL.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/TSL.US.md) - [Tesla, Inc. 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