{"id":"ad72ea09-d48b-48ee-9306-2fced00c536f","companyId":"bde7c8a1-5d35-449d-93b0-2ac8e4601c16","modelName":"Cybercab","slug":"tesla-cybercab","description":"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.","formFactor":"av","industryVertical":"passenger_transport","environment":"road","maturityStage":"research","lifecycleState":"active","supersededByModelId":null,"specs":{"doors":"2 upward-opening butterfly doors (auto-open, no handles)","lidar":"no lidar or radar","notes":[{"label":"Unveiled","value":"Revealed October 10 2024 at Tesla's 'We, Robot' event (Warner Bros studio); about 20 Cybercab units gave demonstration rides on a closed lot."},{"label":"Design (verified)","value":"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."},{"label":"Price (stated target)","value":"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."},{"label":"Production status (verified-vs-claimed)","value":"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."},{"label":"Not the deployed robotaxi vehicle","value":"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."},{"label":"Autonomy (camera-only FSD)","value":"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."},{"label":"Tesla product-family disambiguation","value":"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."},{"label":"Honest absence (June 2026)","value":"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,"formFactor":"av (purpose-built two-seat road robotaxi)","battery_kwh":"~35 kWh","batteryRange":"planned ~35 kWh / ~200 mi range (Tesla-stated, unverified)","sensor_suite":"camera-only Full Self-Driving (no lidar or radar)","exteriorOmissions":"no side mirrors, no rear window"},"manufacturerSerial":null,"reviewStatus":"reviewed","sources":[{"url":"https://www.tesla.com/we-robot","title":"Tesla 'We, Robot' event (Cybercab unveiling, Oct 10 2024)","sourceName":"Tesla (official)"},{"url":"https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/10/tesla-reveals-20-cybercabs-at-we-robot-event/","title":"Tesla reveals 20 Cybercabs at We, Robot; 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Musk calls it the hardest product to scale in manufacturing."},{"label":"Manufacturing method","value":"Unboxed process: large sub-assemblies are built in parallel and joined at the end."},{"label":"FMVSS certification","value":"Tesla self-certified Cybercab to FMVSS, avoiding NHTSA's 2,500-unit exemption cap. Units ran calibration miles fitted with steering wheels first."},{"label":"Autonomy software","value":"FSD V15 brings seven core technologies, 40% already tested in the robotaxi fleet; AI4.5 hardware has 10% more FLOPS and twice the memory."},{"label":"Texas registrations (reported, Sep 2026)","value":"Texas registrations rose from 58 to about 125 in the week to Sep 25 2026, per DMV data cited on X; Tesla told Austin riders the fleet had doubled."},{"label":"Activity counts (reported, unconfirmed)","value":"About 8 robotaxis seen carrying passengers in a week (Sep 22), and 868 sightings in one day, 670 driverless (Oct 3). Not fleet counts."},{"label":"Expansion signs (reported, Oct 2026)","value":"About 35 Cybercabs spotted at a Devon, Pennsylvania dealership and empty Cybercabs driving in Dallas. Neither is a confirmed service launch."},{"label":"Austin ride incident (reported, Oct 2026)","value":"A rider said a Cybercab looped for about 7 minutes when its exit was blocked; support stopped it remotely and the ride resumed after about 14 minutes."},{"label":"Model Y conversions (reported, Aug 2026)","value":"Tesla is holding back Model Y robotaxi conversions, confident in near-term Cybercab scaling, per JPMorgan."},{"label":"Vehicle roadmap","value":"Cybercab is the first robotaxi form factor; Tesla has also shown a Robovan."},{"label":"Austin fleet (company-claimed)","value":"300+ Cybercabs serving Austin one month after launch, up 8x in 30 days."},{"label":"Dallas next (company-claimed)","value":"Ashok Elluswamy says Cybercabs are everywhere in Austin, with Dallas coming soon."},{"label":"Paris Motor Show (reported, Oct 2026)","value":"A US-fleet Cybercab is on static display at Mondial de l'Auto, Oct 12-18; no Europe service announced."},{"label":"Grok in cabin (company-claimed, Oct 2026)","value":"Tesla AI engineer Yun-Ta Tsai said Grok bots are enabled on all Cybercabs and the Model Y fleet, Oct 11."},{"label":"Grok sessions (reported, Oct 2026)","value":"Sawyer Merritt says one Grok sign-in carries across rides and logs out when the rider exits."}],"createdAt":"2026-06-03T14:39:35.678Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-14T15:07:22.504Z","unitsInFieldClaimed":null,"unitsInFieldVerified":null,"unitsManufacturedClaimed":null,"unitsManufacturedVerified":null,"unitsAsOf":null,"unitsSource":null,"salesModel":null,"priceUndisclosedSince":null,"autonomyClass":null,"autonomyStatement":null,"autonomyStatementSource":null,"demoForensics":null,"exportControlClass":null,"minCommitment":null,"warrantyTerms":null,"serviceModel":null,"productionRateClaimed":null,"productionRateEvidenced":null,"teleopRatioDisclosed":null,"interventionRateDisclosed":null,"jsonLd":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Product","@id":"https://registry.deploy.report/models/tesla-cybercab","url":"https://registry.deploy.report/models/tesla-cybercab","name":"Cybercab","alternateName":["Tesla Cybercab","Cybercab"],"description":"The Tesla Cybercab is a purpose-built two-seat autonomous robotaxi vehicle that Tesla unveiled on October 10 2024 at its 'We, Robot' event. 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