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Fortune
Jessica Mathews

Why Elon Musk’s Cybercab robotaxi vision is likely still several years away

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Elon Musk was the first to take a spin in Tesla’s sleek, self-driving Cybercab last week, proudly traveling along the film-set replica of city streets at Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, Calif.

For the public tuned into the livestream, it was a chance to finally get a glimpse of Tesla’s robotaxi after five years of anticipation. People had high hopes: After all, this is Musk we’re talking about. Under his stewardship, Tesla has revolutionized transportation, making electric cars a reality and superseding the performance and battery efficiency that industry insiders thought possible. 

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