A miniature city block with a depot, a wash bay and gold robotaxis. Gold coins travel along dotted paths between four flags: Rider, Network, Owner and Depot.

See where
every fare
goes.

Six ways to make money from a car with no driver.

Explore the map of the money

The offer in numbers

On November 13, 2026, Tesla began inviting select customers to buy a Cybercab for personal use: two seats, no steering wheel, no pedals. The offer, in five numbers.

One month of fares, followed to the last dollar.

The bar below is everything one Cybercab collects from riders in a month. Move the three dials and watch who takes what.

  • Gold stays with the owner
  • Grey leaves
  • Blue is yours to move

Left for the owner each month

$1,261

$15,132 a year. Time to earn back the $29,990 sticker: 24 months.

A scenario, not a forecastOwner earning is not open. Owners cannot earn fares yet.

100
$1.00
30%
Rider pays $3,000 in fares 100 paid miles × $1.00 × 30 days The fares do not cover the month. The striped part goes unpaid.
  • Network Its share of every fare −$900

    30% here. Tesla has not published a revenue split.

  • Network Autonomy Subscription −$299

    Every month. Without it the car does not operate.

  • Depot Charging, insurance, cleaning, parking −$540

    Paid to the businesses that keep the car running.

  • Owner What is left $1,261

    Before taxes. $15,132 over a year.

What the bar assumes

  • A scenario, not a forecast. Tesla’s stated target for owner cars joining its network is Q2 2027.
  • No revenue split has been published. The network’s share is yours to set.
  • Running costs assume 30 days, 40% extra unpaid miles, charging at 5¢ a mile, $180 insurance and $150 cleaning and parking a month.
  • The subscription stays at $299 a month.
  • Before taxes. Nothing is set aside for repairs or resale, and financing is left out.
Rider

Stop 1 of 4

It starts when a rider pays. That can happen in eight places.

A Cybercab runs only inside Tesla’s Robotaxi service areas, which Tesla can expand, shrink or change. The service runs 24 hours. Here is every live area, drawn to scale.

$3,000

collected from riders in a month, at 100 paid miles a day and $1.00 a mile

    1,277sq mi

    in eight service areas across Texas and Florida. Each is drawn as a square of the same area, on one scale. Grid lines are five miles apart.

    Coming soon

      Network

      Stop 2 of 4

      The network takes its share first. It also sets the terms.

      Tesla has not published a revenue split for owner cars, so the share here is an assumption you can change. What has been published and reported is the fine print. Eight clauses are worth reading before the $1,000 deposit.

      −$900

      to the network in a month, at a 30% share of fares

      The fine print, in eight clauses

        Owner

        Stop 3 of 4

        The owner pays twice, then keeps what is left.

        First the car, then $299 a month for the Autonomy Subscription, without which it does not operate. Musk has said the fee is “too high” and should be about $115. Owners cannot earn fares yet, so for now this stop only pays out.

        $1,261

        left for the owner in a month, in the scenario, once the subscription and running costs are paid

        What a Cybercab costs to keep

        Sticker plus subscription, with the first month included. Before taxes, insurance and charging.

        5years
        Monthly subscription

        Cost over 5 years

        $47,631
        Sticker price
        $29,990
        Subscription, 59 months at $299
        $17,641

        At $115 a month instead: $36,775, which is $10,856 less.

        The order, as offered

        Price
        $29,990Before taxes
        Autonomy Subscription
        $299 a monthMandatory. First month included
        Deposit
        $1,000Non-refundable
        Delivery
        December 2026Estimated, in Austin
        Who can order
        Invite onlySelect customers, from November 13
        Use
        Personal onlyOwners cannot earn fares yet
        Depot

        Stop 4 of 4

        Six ways to earn. Three are open.

        The owner’s running costs are somebody else’s income. Charging, cleaning, tires, glass, towing and parking are bought locally, in every city, for every car. This is the stop that pays today.

        −$540

        leaves each car in a month for charging, insurance, cleaning and parking

        Starting a robotaxi business, in seven steps

        For fleets, depots and service firms.

          Six playbooks, for working the map rather than looking at it.

          Plain guides to each route, with the arithmetic shown and every claim sourced.

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            Detail of the model: a gold robotaxi with its doors up beside the rider shelter, and the wash bay behind it.