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Cybercab at Austin

The Tesla Cybercab is a purpose-built two-seat autonomous robotaxi vehicle that Tesla unveiled on October 10 2024 at its 'We, Robot' event. It has no steering wheel or pedals, two upward-opening butterfly doors, inductive (wireless) charging with no charge port, and a single roughly 20.5-inch center display, and it relies on Tesla's camera-only Full Self-Driving (no lidar or radar).

Tesla has stated a consumer price target below $30,000 and, on its Q1 2026 earnings call, that Cybercab production has 'just started' with volume production targeted in 2026; Tesla's own Q1 2026 SEC filing characterizes the status as 'Pilot Production' at Giga Texas, and the production-start evidence rests on Tesla's statements and controlled footage rather than independent verification. The Cybercab is NOT the vehicle behind Tesla's deployed Robotaxi service, which launched in Austin in June 2025 on regular Model Y cars with safety monitors.

As of mid-2026 there are no verified consumer transactions, purchase pathway, warranty terms, or real-world Cybercab deployment; the registry records it at research maturity (no verified real-world operation), with production and pricing claims tracked as stated, not demonstrated.

Cybercab by Tesla · Catalog entry · 6 sources · not yet field-verified · Robotaxis

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Tesla has begun production of its Cybercab purpose-built robotaxi.

Fleet size (claimed): on October 10, 2026 Tesla's official Robotaxi account on X said "One month after launch, we've scaled to 300+ Cybercabs serving Austin - an 8x increase in 30 days." This is Tesla's own vehicle count; it gave no ride volume, and has not said how many vehicles run without a safety monitor.

Key facts

Fleet size (claimed by Tesla)
300+ Cybercabs serving Austin, per Tesla's Robotaxi account on Oct 10, 2026

Exposure

Customer segment
logistics
Scale tier
commercial 10 99

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Safety record

1 incident on record (1 serious). Most recent: Sep 2026.

serious
1

Most recent: Sep 2026

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Incidents on record (1)

Direct incidents recorded against this deployment. Retracted incidents are excluded here but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Trust tier
Catalog entry · 6 sources · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-10-14
Model
Cybercab
Company
Tesla
Location
United States/Texas/Travis County/Austin
Operator
Tesla
Status
operational
Operator type
maker operated
Scale at site
11 to 100 units
Site environment
outdoor
Location precision
verified coordinates
First seen
2026-09-04
ID
31dcb016-dba8-455a-92fc-de9b623159c2

Timeline

  1. Sep 2026
    First recorded
    Cybercab first documented operating at Austin.
  2. Oct 2026
    field updated
    sources: [{"url":"https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/robotaxi-waymo-motional-zoox-tesla-uber-lyft/759895/","title":"Waymo, Zoox, Tesla advance purpose-built robotaxi","sourceName":"Smart Cities Dive","publishedAt":"2026-07-01"}] → [{"url":"https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/robotaxi-waymo-motional-zoox-tesla-uber-lyft/759895/","title":"Waymo, Zoox, Tesla advance purpose-built robotaxi","sourceName":"Smart Cities Dive","publishedAt":"2026-07-01"},{"url":"https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-cybercab-gets-crazy-change-mass-production-begins/","title":"Tesla Cybercab mass production begins","sourceName":"Teslarati","publishedAt":"2026-02-17"},{"url":"https://www.tesla.com/event/cybercab-event-sweepstakes","title":"Tesla Cybercab Event","sourceName":"Tesla","publishedAt":"2026-08-17"},{"url":"https://www.motor1.com/news/805874/tesla-cybercab-robotaxi-launch-austin/","title":"Tesla Cybercab Robotaxi Launch In Austin On September 3","sourceName":"Motor1","publishedAt":"2026-08-23"}]
  3. Oct 2026
    superseded
    merged deployment: tesla-cybercab-production-giga-texas-2026 → tesla-cybercab-austin-texas-usa
  4. Oct 2026
    superseded
    merged deployment: tesla-cybercab-launch-event-austin-2026 → tesla-cybercab-austin-texas-usa
  5. Oct 2026
    superseded
    merged deployment: tesla-cybercab-austin-launch-event-2026 → tesla-cybercab-austin-texas-usa
  6. Oct 2026
    field updated
    firstSeen: "2026-07-01T00:00:00.000Z" → "2026-09-04T00:00:00.000Z"
  7. Oct 2026
    Current status: operational, reviewed
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Sources (6)

  1. https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/robotaxi-waymo-motional-zoox-tesla-uber-lyft/759895/ · 2026-07-01
  2. https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-cybercab-gets-crazy-change-mass-production-begins/ · 2026-02-17
  3. https://www.tesla.com/event/cybercab-event-sweepstakes · 2026-08-17
  4. https://www.motor1.com/news/805874/tesla-cybercab-robotaxi-launch-austin/ · 2026-08-23
  5. Tesla Scales Austin Cybercab Fleet to 300+ · https://teslanorth.com/2026/10/10/cybercab-300-austin-fleet · 2026-10-10
  6. Tesla now has 300 Cybercabs in Austin, Dallas rides next · https://notateslaapp.com/news/4802/tesla-now-has-300-cybercabs-in-austin-dallas-rides-next · 2026-10-10
Methodology: Verified · 6 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-14

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-10-14

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: research

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: av

Sources by quality tier

6
unclassified
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Methodology surface for Cybercab at Austin.

Common questions

What is the Cybercab deployment at Austin?
Cybercab, built by Tesla, is recorded as a deployment at Austin on the DEPLOY registry. Tesla operates the deployment directly.
Who operates Cybercab at Austin?
Tesla, the manufacturer of Cybercab, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
When did the Cybercab deployment at Austin go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting September 4, 2026 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the Cybercab deployment at Austin?
1 active incident affecting this deployment is on the DEPLOY registry. Each is a sourced, append-only record; retracted incidents are suppressed from this view.
Is Cybercab at Austin safe?
Cybercab at Austin has 1 active incident on record in the DEPLOY registry. 1 incident on record (1 serious). Most recent: Sep 2026. Retracted incidents are excluded from this count.

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