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Tesla Plans to Sell Cybercabs Before End of 2026

Tesla announced it plans to begin selling its Cybercab robotaxi units to customers before the end of 2026. The company’s VP of engineering, Lars Moravy, said the vehicles are already being produced at the Texas Gigafactory for Tesla’s internal fleet. If sales to the public succeed, Tesla will start with a limited rollout, learning how to manage autonomous vehicles in customer hands. Musk noted that most Cybercabs would remain under Tesla’s ride‑service operations, with the company owning the majority of the fleet. The Cybercab lacks steering wheels and brake pedals, relying exclusively on Tesla’s Full Self‑Driving software, which is currently only available in a supervised mode. Tesla plans to enable the unsupervised version of its Full Self‑Driving suite on some customer units by the second quarter of 2027, according to AI director Ashok Elluswamy. Meanwhile, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened a probe into the Cybercab’s self‑certification process to verify compliance with federal safety standards.

· Engadget

The essential points

  1. 01Tesla will begin selling Cybercabs to customers before 2026, with production already underway at its Texas Gigafactory.
  2. 02The robotaxi lacks steering wheels and pedals, relying solely on Tesla’s Full Self‑Driving software, currently only in supervised mode.
  3. 03Musk said most Cybercabs will remain under Tesla’s ride‑service operations, with the company owning the majority of the fleet.
  4. 04NHTSA has launched a probe into the Cybercab’s self‑certification to confirm compliance with federal safety standards.
The full brief

Tesla announced it plans to begin selling its Cybercab robotaxi units to customers before the end of 2026. The company’s VP of engineering, Lars Moravy, said the vehicles are already being produced at the Texas Gigafactory for Tesla’s internal fleet. If sales to the public succeed, Tesla will start with a limited rollout, learning how to manage autonomous vehicles in customer hands.

Musk noted that most Cybercabs would remain under Tesla’s ride‑service operations, with the company owning the majority of the fleet. The Cybercab lacks steering wheels and brake pedals, relying exclusively on Tesla’s Full Self‑Driving software, which is currently only available in a supervised mode. Tesla plans to enable the unsupervised version of its Full Self‑Driving suite on some customer units by the second quarter of 2027, according to AI director Ashok Elluswamy.

Meanwhile, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened a probe into the Cybercab’s self‑certification process to verify compliance with federal safety standards.