Musk says unsold Cybertrucks could be used for cargo delivery: why it won't work

[dalton99a]

https://electrek.co/2026/01/28/musk-says-unsold-cybertrucks-could-be-used-for-cargo-heres-why-it-wont-work/

Musk says unsold Cybertrucks could be used for cargo delivery: why it won’t work
Jameson Dow | Jan 28 2026 - 4:33 pm PT

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But the fact remains that the truck has fallen so far short of expectations that Tesla is trying to find any market it can find for the hundreds of millions of dollars worth of inventory that has built up.

It started selling the trucks in UAE recently, and Musk has used his oft-used other-company slush fund to buy tens of millions of dollars worth of Cybertrucks for SpaceX.

So, what is a company to do with a product that is selling tremendously short of expectations?

Musk followed up Moravy’s answer, and claimed that the Cybertruck could be used for autonomous deliveries:

“We will transition the Cybertruck line to just a fully autonomous line and there’s obviously a market there for cargo delivery, like localized cargo delivery within a city, within a few hundred miles, something like that. There’s a lot of cargo that needs to move locally within a city and an autonomous Cybertruck could be useful for that”

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[bucolic_frolic]

1. Fit them with curtains, they'd make a great fleet of hearses

[yaesu]

2. I bet Obama kicks himself every day for bailing out that nazi loser during the last republican depression. nt

[Coldwater]

3. Just won't work

[dalton99a]

5. +1. There is plenty of room

[Coldwater]

7. lol..

[durablend]

4. Garbage collection

[LetMyPeopleVote]

6. Cybertrucks are useless and ugly

[sop]

8. Sure, Elon...

[Scrivener7]

9. Never buy a problem.

[rampartd]

10. autonomous vehicles have atrocious safety record

Total Accidents: As of June 2024, there have been 3,979 incidents involving autonomous vehicles reported to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) since mandatory reporting began in June 2021. This includes both fully autonomous driving systems (ADS) and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS).
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liability should devolve to the manufacturer, with punitive damages commensurate to musk's trillion dollar compensation.

[rurallib]

11. Maybe they could give ICE a hell of a deal

[mwmisses4289]

12. Restaurant delivery a la door dash

or groceries.They aren't useful for much else.

[dalton99a]

15. Some Chinese restaurant in Austin tried it - didn't work out:

[Vinca]

13. Raccoons like them because they think they're dumpsters. How about cyber garbage trucks?

[Mosby]

14. The cybertruck could pull a trailer

A large one, open or closed. So the idea isnt totally stupid.