Here is a good example of Elon Musk talking about how robotaxis are going to push up the price[0]. So far nobody has talked about Tesla operating their own robotaxi service.
[0]: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/08/elon-musk-self-driving-robot...
Here is a good example of Elon Musk talking about how robotaxis are going to push up the price[0]. So far nobody has talked about Tesla operating their own robotaxi service.
[0]: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/08/elon-musk-self-driving-robot...
EVs may cost less to maintain their ICEs, but they still have moving parts that need to be replaced.
And taxi insurance is quite expensive; it's one of the reasons that driving for Uber/Lyft is a losing proposition for most of their drivers even before they take vehicle wear-and-tear into account. For autonomous driving, for a company with the worst safety record for AI-driving in the industry, that insurance may cost more than their combined insurance costs for everything else combined (i.e., house, healthcare, other cars, etc.).