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  Could a $30,000 robotaxi generate $52,500 in annual fares? Here’s the math behind my case for $TSLA. Start with the Cybercab’s sub $30,000 price target. If Tesla achieves it, what could one vehicle earn? Illustrative math: - 20 rides/day - 5 paid miles/ride - $1.50/mile average fare - 350 operating days/year That’s $150/day or $52,500 in annual fares. Assume cash operating costs consume half: $26,250 remains to recover the vehicle investment. A $30,000 vehicle pays back in roughly 14 months. That’s a scenario, not Tesla guidance. It excludes financing, taxes, central R&D, platform fees and depot investment. The passenger pays $7.50 for that five-mile ride before additional fees. Against a comparable $15 ride, that’s 50% cheaper. The challenge is delivering reliable autonomy and enough paying rides to make those numbers work. Waymo gives $GOOGL another route into this opportunity through its existing driverless operations. For $UBER and $LYFT, the risk is clear: if customers book directly with AV operators, they face cheaper competing rides and pressure on margins. Partnerships can help but owning the customer relationship becomes increasingly valuable.

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