Robotaxi math

What one robotaxi earns.

One Cybercab, one year, after modeled operating costs. These are illustrative assumptions: move the dials and run the numbers yourself.

Left over per car, per year
$16,217
after network fees, depot, operations and insurance
22 monthssimple car-cost payback
$46per operating day
$49kin yearly rider fares
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Four numbers decide it.

Start with ride volume, fares, network fees and insurance.

20

Trips with a paying passenger on each operating day.

$7

The average amount a rider pays per trip.

30%

The assumed share of each fare kept by the network.

$600 / mo

An assumed monthly commercial insurance cost per car.

Depot, charging and running costs
$30,000
350 / yr
$150 / mo
$250 / mo
$8 / day
$0.04 / mi
$0.15 / kWh
40%
5 mi

Empty miles are added to paid miles. Energy use is fixed at 0.18 kWh per mile. Monthly costs apply for all 12 months.

What moves the number.

Change in the yearly result per car, from where the dials sit now.

One more ride a day+$1,551
$1 higher average fare+$4,900
5 points lower network fee+$2,450
$100 a month cheaper insurance+$1,200

Now make it a fleet.

The same per-car assumptions, multiplied by fleet size. Shared overhead and economies of scale are not modeled.

100 cars
$1.6Mleft over per year
$3.0Mto buy the cars

The full math.

Per car, per year.

Rider fares$49,000
Tesla network fee (30%)−$14,700
Charging−$1,323
Maintenance−$1,960
Cleaning−$2,800
Depot−$1,800
Local operator−$3,000
Insurance−$7,200
Left over$16,217

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This calculator is informational and is not an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any security. All inputs are illustrative estimates. Excludes financing, taxes, depreciation and ramp-up time. Simple payback divides car price by annual modeled operating surplus and assumes that surplus stays constant. Not a projection of returns or investment advice.