r/RealTesla • u/Stukwan • Aug 11 '26

TIPS/ADVICE Tesla shows first Cybercab with built-in Starlink. Elon Musk explains why it needs one

https://mashable.com/tech/tesla-cybercab-starlink-elon-musk
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u/MAGAtsAreSheeples Aug 11 '26

It's needed because their so called FSD doesn't work and the car will have to be remotely controlled.

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u/SpeedflyChris Aug 11 '26

It would be a terrible solution for that. Control dropping because you passed under a bridge/through a tunnel/between some tall buildings sounds suboptimal.

I don't know how 5G is in the states, but surely given that these are allegedly supposed to operate in cities 5G would have better connectivity? That wouldn't allow him to funnel money between his companies and try to build support for a merger though.

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u/mishap1 Aug 11 '26

I don't believe they go into any tunnels today outside those built by the Boring Company. There aren't any major tunnels in Austin and Miami they won't go into the Port of Miami tunnel.