Musk's 2022 bet: no mirrors, no pedals, no steering wheel — pure Robotaxi
elonmusk · x · 2026-09-08
The post quotes Walter Isaacson's biography: in 2022 Musk insisted the Cybercab be designed as a clean Robotaxi with no mirrors, pedals, or steering wheel, personally taking responsibility for the risk. Four years on, the author argues that bet looks like it paid off.
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