Elon Musk: Tesla’s Robotaxi Fleet Will Be Like Airbnb Meets Uber

Elon Musk: The Tesla fleet will be like a combination of Airbnb and Uber.

“Sometimes people wonder, how do you go from this big fleet to actually monetizing the fleet in an autonomous situation? It's actually a combination of Airbnb and Uber to some degree. There'll be some cars that Tesla owns itself, kind of like in an Uber fashion. But then, for the fleet that is owned by our customers, it will be like an Airbnb thing. You can add or subtract your car to the fleet whenever you want.

So, you can say, I'm going away for a week. Just one tap on your Tesla app, your car gets added to the fleet, and it just makes money for you while you're gone. You can add it to the fleet for a few hours, for a few days, for a few weeks, whenever you want it back.

And I'm highly confident the revenue made by the owner of the car will far exceed the actual monthly payment. And then, Tesla will obviously take a rev share on that, but most of the money will go to the owner of the car. And this is actually going to work. This is what will happen. I mean, mark my words.”

From: Tesla Shareholder Meeting, June 13, 2024