Tesla is aiming to start selling Cybercabs to customers before the end of 2026, according to Lars Moravy, VP of engineering at the company, who spoke during its third quarter earnings call. The automaker is already manufacturing Cybercabs at its Gigafactory in Texas, though those units are currently intended for its internal robotaxi fleet. If Tesla succeeds in delivering vehicles to customers this year, it plans to start small, scaling up sales as it learns about ownership and fleet management of autonomous vehicles.
Elon Musk noted that the vast majority of Cybercabs will remain essentially Tesla-owned and operated under its ride service. The Cybercab, first unveiled in 2024, began offering rides through Tesla's Robotaxi app in Austin, Texas in September. Unlike other Tesla models, Cybercabs lack steering wheels and brake pedals, relying entirely on the company's Full Self-Driving software.
Since the Unsupervised version of the suite is not yet available to consumers, first customer vehicles cannot join the ride-hailing fleet immediately. Ashok Elluswamy, Director of AI at Tesla, indicated the company expects to activate Unsupervised Full Self-Driving on some early customer vehicles by the second quarter of 2027. Meanwhile, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) launched a probe into the vehicles after Tesla began offering rides in Austin, reviewing the company's self-certification process for compliance with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards.
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