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Cybercab

The Tesla Cybercab is a purpose-built two-seat autonomous robotaxi vehicle that Tesla unveiled on October 10 2024 at its 'We, Robot' event.

Manufacturer
Tesla
Form factor
av
Maturity
research
Lifecycle
active

Overview

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.

Verified vs. claimed

Maturity stage
research(Lab-stage only; no commercial or public deployment reported.)
Verified deployments
None on file
Sources on file
11 sources, view all

No verified deployments on file. DEPLOY tracks independently-sourced deployment evidence separately from manufacturer capability claims.

Key facts

Seating

2 passengers

Price

Below $30,000 (stated target)

Display

~20.5 inch center touchscreen

Battery range

Planned ~35 kWh / ~200 mi range (Tesla-stated, unverified)

Production status

Pilot Production at Giga Texas (first unit Feb 2026)

FMVSS

Tesla self-certified the Cybercab to FMVSS to bypass NHTSA's 2,500-unit AV exemption cap.

Specs

Doors

2 upward-opening butterfly doors (auto-open, no handles)

Lidar

no lidar or radar

Notes

Unveiled: Revealed October 10 2024 at Tesla's 'We, Robot' event (Warner Bros studio); about 20 Cybercab units gave demonstration rides on a closed lot., Design (verified): Purpose-built two-seat robotaxi: no steering wheel or pedals, two butterfly doors, inductive (wireless) charging with no charge port, a single ~20.5-inch center display, no side mirrors or rear window., Price (stated target): Musk stated a consumer price target below $30,000 and an operating-cost claim near $0.20/mile. A target, not a realized price; no consumer order or reservation pathway exists as of mid-2026., Production status (verified-vs-claimed): Tesla's Q1 2026 SEC 10-Q characterizes the Cybercab as 'Pilot Production' at Giga Texas (first unit Feb 2026) - a MANUFACTURING status. On the Q1 2026 earnings call Musk said production has 'just started' and projected volume production in 2026 (a claim/target). Production-start evidence rests on Tesla's own statements and Tesla-controlled footage, not independent verification. Tesla self-certified the Cybercab to FMVSS to bypass NHTSA's 2,500-unit AV exemption cap., Not the deployed robotaxi vehicle: Tesla's actual Robotaxi service (launched Austin, June 2025; see model tesla-robotaxi) runs on regular Model Y vehicles with safety monitors and remote operators, NOT the Cybercab. The Cybercab is the purpose-built vehicle that has not yet entered real-world robotaxi operation. Musk has used 'robotaxi' and 'Cybercab' interchangeably, which is a frequent source of confusion., Autonomy (camera-only FSD): Cybercab relies on Tesla's camera-only Full Self-Driving (no lidar or radar; see brain tesla-fsd-bot). A May 2026 Reuters investigation reported Tesla's FSD safety statistics are methodologically flawed (challenged by 10 of 11 researchers) and that Tesla pre-maps its robotaxi zones, contradicting earlier 'no mapping' claims; unsupervised FSD has faced delays., Tesla product-family disambiguation: Distinct from Tesla Optimus (humanoid; see tesla-optimus) and from Tesla's FSD AI stack (brain tesla-fsd-bot). Cybercab is the purpose-built AV vehicle line; the registry classifies it form_factor=av (NHTSA/DMV-governed road vehicle), cohorting with robotaxi AVs (Waymo, Zoox, Apollo Go) rather than with humanoids., Honest absence (June 2026): No verified consumer transactions, no published purchase pathway, no published warranty or service terms, and no verified real-world Cybercab deployment or deliveries. Registry maturity=research reflects the absence of any verified real-world operation despite early (pilot-stage) manufacturing.

Range

280 mi

Battery

48 kWh

Display

~20.5 inch center touchscreen

Seating

2 passengers

Autonomy

Tesla camera-only Full Self-Driving (FSD); no lidar or radar; 'unsupervised' autonomy intended

Charging

inductive / wireless (no charge port)

Controls

no steering wheel or pedals

Weight kg

1412

Form Factor

av (purpose-built two-seat road robotaxi)

Battery kwh

~35 kWh

Battery Range

planned ~35 kWh / ~200 mi range (Tesla-stated, unverified)

Sensor suite

camera-only Full Self-Driving (no lidar or radar)

Exterior Omissions

no side mirrors, no rear window

Data & sources

Company filings

1

Press releases

1

News coverage

4

Web sources

5

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Availability and pricing

Availability
Announced, no date
Price
$30K (manufacturer target)as of 2024-10-10
Units in field
Not disclosed
Sales model
Not disclosed
Lead time
Not disclosed

Accountability: Tesla has a Claim Integrity of 0% (0 of 4 public claims verified). See the industry ledger.

Pricing

One-time purchase

$0 - $30,000 USDmanufacturer targetas of 2024-10-10

Source: Tesla We Robot (Oct 2024)

Price status: actual-sale-price = real published price at time of sale; manufacturer-target = vendor target, not yet realized; analyst-estimate = third-party projection, not a vendor figure; not-announced = no price on record.

Prices verified as of Oct 10, 2024

Recent activity

Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.

Full change history →

Manufacturer-attributed media (2)

Manufacturer-supplied media at the model level. Not tied to an independently verified named-site deployment. Verification posture is product-showcase from the maker, distinct from the deployment-verified evidence in the section above.

PRIMARY SOURCE
Courtesy of Tesla

Tesla's cinematic product film for the Cybercab (design, doors, inductive charging). A concept and marketing piece; 'The Future is Autonomous' is Tesla's slogan, and no real-world driverless operation is demonstrated.

PRIMARY SOURCE
Courtesy of Tesla

Tesla's October 2024 'We, Robot' reveal of the purpose-built two-seat Cybercab (no steering wheel or pedals). The rides shown were given by pre-production units on a closed studio lot, not public-road autonomous operation.

Runs on (1)

Regulatory filings (2)

  • 26V255nhtsa recall · us_nhtsarecalled2026-01-01

    Applicant: Tesla

  • 24E-067nhtsa recall · us_nhtsarecalled2024-01-01

    Applicant: Tesla

Safety record

No incidents on record for Cybercab.

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Sources (11)

  1. https://www.tesla.com/we-robot
  2. https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/10/tesla-reveals-20-cybercabs-at-we-robot-event/
  3. https://www.cnbc.com/2024/10/10/elon-musk-hypes-a-30000-tesla-cybercab-robovan-at-robotaxi-event.html
  4. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001318605/000162828026026551/exhibit991.htm
  5. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-24/musk-says-tesla-has-begun-production-of-its-cybercab-robotaxi
  6. https://electrek.co/2026/04/23/tesla-cybercab-production-starts-no-nhtsa-2500-vehicle-cap/
  7. https://news.alphastreet.com/tesla-inc-tsla-q1-2026-earnings-call-transcript/
  8. https://gizmodo.com/whats-the-difference-between-teslas-cybercab-and-robotaxi-2000724073
  9. https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/22/tesla-launches-robotaxi-rides-in-austin-with-big-promises-and-unanswered-questions/
  10. https://electrek.co/2026/05/28/tesla-fsd-safety-stats-misleading-reuters-investigation/
  11. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla_Cybercab

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Common questions

What is Cybercab?
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.
How much does Cybercab cost?
Cybercab is listed at $30,000 on the DEPLOY registry. This is a manufacturer target price, not a confirmed consumer price.
Is Cybercab actually deployed in the real world?
Cybercab is at the research stage: it exists, but DEPLOY has no verified real-world deployment on record. Manufacturer capability claims should be read as claims pending independent verification.
Is Cybercab autonomous or teleoperated?
Not verified as fully autonomous. Cybercab's capabilities on the DEPLOY registry are recorded as teleoperated-assisted, demonstrated-only, or vendor claims (Transports passengers), not independently confirmed to run without a human in the loop.
What are the specs of Cybercab?
Cybercab's recorded specifications on the DEPLOY registry: Range: 280 mi; Battery: 48 kWh; Weight: 1412 kg. See the Specs section for the full sourced set.
Methodology: Verified · 11 sources (2 primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-15

Verification posture

Verified

High confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-07-15

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: research

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: av

Sources by quality tier

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Unclassified source
2
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Industry publication
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Established publication
1
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Company IR disclosure
1
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SEC filing
1
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Knowledge base

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

Methodology surface for Cybercab.

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