Is Tesla the Savior of Robotaxi? Unveiling the Truth Behind the Autonomous Ride-Hailing Revolution

At the same time, leading players including Waymo, Apollo Go, Pony.ai and WeRide have already launched paid services in several cities.

The trade-offs of two-seat layout, smaller battery and removal of traditional driving area all affect the overall vehicle cost.

At present, the leading players in the track are still Baidu's Apollo Go, Pony.ai and WeRide.

If only the vehicle cost is reduced without cutting the operation cost at the same time, the cost advantage will still be limited.

Source / Tesla Robotaxi official website Yu Enyuan, CEO of Neolithic, told "Dingjiao One" that the company currently operates about 27,000 autonomous vehicles.