{"id":"34a1e3a5-fb8b-4a1e-824b-5fab24e29004","modelId":"ad72ea09-d48b-48ee-9306-2fced00c536f","versionId":null,"locationId":"aaf012fa-168b-4846-953c-a3295195aebc","operatorId":null,"ownerId":null,"slug":"tesla-cybercab-north-america","status":"operational","firstSeen":null,"statusChangeReason":null,"sourceQualityTier":null,"manufacturerSerial":null,"reviewStatus":"reviewed","sources":[{"url":"https://rover.report","title":"Rover registry backfill","date_accessed":"2026-06-07"}],"notes":"North American operational deployment. Cybercab operations.","keyFacts":[],"reviewNote":null,"exposureHours":null,"exposureBasis":null,"customerSegment":null,"scaleTier":null,"contractValueUsd":null,"contractValueBasis":null,"customerCompanyId":null,"customerExternalName":null,"createdAt":"2026-06-08T01:08:57.259Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-08T01:08:57.259Z","model":{"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","maturityStage":"research","lifecycleState":"active","supersededByModelId":null,"specs":{"doors":"2 upward-opening butterfly doors (auto-open, no handles)","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."}],"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","formFactor":"av (purpose-built two-seat road robotaxi)","batteryRange":"planned ~35 kWh / ~200 mi range (Tesla-stated, unverified)","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; sub-$30k claim, no wheel/pedals, inductive charging","sourceName":"TechCrunch"},{"url":"https://www.cnbc.com/2024/10/10/elon-musk-hypes-a-30000-tesla-cybercab-robovan-at-robotaxi-event.html","title":"Musk hypes $30,000 Cybercab at robotaxi event (design + price target)","sourceName":"CNBC"},{"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001318605/000162828026026551/exhibit991.htm","title":"Tesla Q1 FY2026 8-K exhibit (Cybercab 'Pilot Production' at Giga Texas)","sourceName":"SEC EDGAR (Tesla filing)"},{"url":"https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-24/musk-says-tesla-has-begun-production-of-its-cybercab-robotaxi","title":"Tesla starts Cybercab production, Musk says (claimed-not-verified framing)","sourceName":"Bloomberg"},{"url":"https://electrek.co/2026/04/23/tesla-cybercab-production-starts-no-nhtsa-2500-vehicle-cap/","title":"Tesla confirms Cybercab production started despite unsupervised-FSD delays; self-certified to FMVSS","sourceName":"Electrek"},{"url":"https://news.alphastreet.com/tesla-inc-tsla-q1-2026-earnings-call-transcript/","title":"Tesla Q1 2026 earnings call (Musk: 'just started production'; volume production targeted 2026)","sourceName":"AlphaStreet (Tesla transcript)"},{"url":"https://gizmodo.com/whats-the-difference-between-teslas-cybercab-and-robotaxi-2000724073","title":"Difference between Cybercab and Robotaxi (deployed service runs on Model Y, not Cybercab)","sourceName":"Gizmodo"},{"url":"https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/22/tesla-launches-robotaxi-rides-in-austin-with-big-promises-and-unanswered-questions/","title":"Tesla launches Austin robotaxi on Model Y with safety monitors (June 2025; not Cybercab)","sourceName":"TechCrunch"},{"url":"https://electrek.co/2026/05/28/tesla-fsd-safety-stats-misleading-reuters-investigation/","title":"Reuters: Tesla's camera-only FSD safety stats challenged; robotaxi zones pre-mapped","sourceName":"Electrek (Reuters investigation)"}],"aliases":["Tesla Cybercab","Cybercab"],"collisionRisk":"low","reviewNote":null,"manufacturerTermForTeleop":null,"createdAt":"2026-06-03T14:39:35.678Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-03T14:39:35.961Z","company":{"id":"bde7c8a1-5d35-449d-93b0-2ac8e4601c16","name":"Tesla","slug":"tesla","description":"Electric-vehicle and AI company (NASDAQ: TSLA), founded 2003 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, with a physical-AI program spanning three robotics fronts: a [robotaxi ride-hailing service](/models/tesla-robotaxi), the [Optimus](/models/tesla-optimus) humanoid robot, and the forthcoming purpose-built [Cybercab](/models/tesla-cybercab).\n\nRobotaxi: Tesla launched robotaxi service in Austin in July 2025 and operates in two markets as of mid-2026: Austin (unsupervised L4 driverless; small active fleet of ~14, of ~42 vehicles registered with the Texas DMV, late May 2026) and the San Francisco Bay Area (supervised L2 under a CPUC TCP permit; ~1,655 vehicles registered with CPUC but only ~9 active as of late May 2026, down from a ~168 peak in January 2026). The active US unsupervised fleet is ~20 (14 Austin / 3 Dallas / 3 Houston) and has declined since a late-2025 / early-2026 peak; registered counts far exceed the active operating fleet. The vehicles are 2026 Model Y cars running Tesla's [Full Self-Driving / Autonomous Driving System](/brains/tesla-fsd-bot). At its Q4 2025 earnings call (January 2026), Tesla announced plans to expand to seven additional US cities (Dallas, Houston, Phoenix, Miami, Orlando, Tampa, Las Vegas) in H1 2026; Dallas and Houston launched in April 2026, while the other five (Phoenix, Miami, Orlando, Tampa, Las Vegas) slipped to 'preparations underway'. The Austin operation carries a [federally-mandated crash-reporting record](/incidents/tesla-robotaxi-austin-nhtsa-crash-record-2025-2026) (17 NHTSA-reported incidents July 2025 to March 2026, including two teleoperator-caused crashes; zero major crashes and no citations per Austin PD), and NHTSA has separately inquired into videos of erratic driving.\n\nOptimus: Tesla's humanoid robot, with Gen 3 mass production commencing at the Fremont factory on January 21, 2026. Notably, at the January 2026 earnings call [Musk](/people/elon-musk) admitted that as of then zero Optimus robots were doing 'useful work' in Tesla's factories. Units at Fremont and Giga Texas are in a supervised learning and data-collection phase, not yet performing productive autonomous manufacturing work. Tesla committed $20B+ in 2026 capex toward Optimus, plans to convert its Fremont Model S/X lines to Optimus manufacturing (toward a stated 1-million-unit/year capacity by end-2026), and is constructing a dedicated Giga Texas facility, all production-capacity ambitions, with first productive internal deployment projected for late 2026 to 2027.\n\nCybercab: a purpose-built, steering-wheel-free dedicated robotaxi vehicle, with production expected to begin around April 2026, not yet the deployed service vehicle as of early 2026.\n\nTesla's physical-AI program operates under intense regulatory and public scrutiny, and is notable for the gap between its publicly stated targets and demonstrated results.","status":"public","founded":2003,"hq":"Austin, Texas, USA","fundingTotal":null,"type":"both","reviewStatus":"reviewed","sources":[{"url":"https://www.tesla.com/we-robot","label":"Tesla — Optimus","title":"Tesla — Optimus","mediaType":"article","sourceName":"Tesla","publishedAt":"2026-01-01"},{"url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optimus_(robot)","label":"Optimus (robot) — Wikipedia","title":"Optimus (robot) — Wikipedia","mediaType":"article","sourceName":"Wikipedia","publishedAt":"2026-01-01"},{"id":"1d8de986-2997-4108-846b-fa0e891bbaca","url":"https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/21/waymo-halts-freeway-rides-after-robotaxis-struggle-in-construction-zones/","label":"Waymo halts freeway rides after robotaxis struggle in construction zones","title":"Waymo halts freeway rides after robotaxis struggle in construction zones","mediaType":"article","sourceName":"Transportation & Auto News | TechCrunch","publishedAt":"2026-05-21T22:15:00.000Z"},{"url":"https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tesla-robotaxi-austin-14-crashes-nhtsa/","label":"Tesla robotaxi Austin launch, expansion plans, NHTSA erratic-driving inquiry","title":"Tesla robotaxi Austin launch, expansion plans, NHTSA erratic-driving inquiry","mediaType":"article","sourceName":"CBS News","publishedAt":"2026-02-17"},{"url":"https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/15/tesla-reveals-two-robotaxi-crashes-involving-teleoperators/","label":"Tesla's two teleoperator-caused robotaxi crashes; 17 NHTSA incidents unredacted","title":"Tesla's two teleoperator-caused robotaxi crashes; 17 NHTSA incidents unredacted","mediaType":"article","sourceName":"TechCrunch","publishedAt":"2026-05-15"},{"url":"https://electrek.co/2026/04/22/tesla-optimus-production-fremont-model-sx-line/","label":"Musk admits zero Optimus doing useful work; Fremont Model S/X line conversion to Optimus","title":"Musk admits zero Optimus doing useful work; Fremont Model S/X line conversion to Optimus","mediaType":"article","sourceName":"Electrek","publishedAt":"2026-04-22"},{"url":"https://electrek.co/2026/05/26/tesla-robotaxi-fleet-shrinking-not-growing/","label":"Tesla robotaxi active fleet shrinking (34 total/20 unsupervised, May 2026); safety bottleneck","title":"Tesla robotaxi active fleet shrinking (34 total/20 unsupervised, May 2026); safety bottleneck","mediaType":"article","sourceName":"Electrek","publishedAt":"2026-05-26"},{"url":"https://electrek.co/2026/04/18/tesla-robotaxi-launches-dallas-houston-small-geofences/","label":"Tesla robotaxi Dallas/Houston launch; fleet ~80 Austin; transparency/redaction record","title":"Tesla robotaxi Dallas/Houston launch; fleet ~80 Austin; transparency/redaction record","mediaType":"article","sourceName":"Electrek","publishedAt":"2026-04-18"},{"id":"9f27242c-8a18-4866-8859-e23d7692abd6","url":"https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/28/waymo-dominates-texas-autonomous-vehicle-registrations-as-tesla-trails-behind/","label":"Waymo dominates autonomous vehicle registrations as Tesla trails behind","title":"Waymo dominates autonomous vehicle registrations as Tesla trails behind","mediaType":"article","sourceName":"Transportation & Auto News | TechCrunch","publishedAt":"2026-05-29T00:14:35.000Z"},{"url":"https://www.cpuc.ca.gov/regulatory-services/licensing/transportation-licensing-and-analysis-branch/autonomous-vehicle-programs/autonomous-vehicle-program-permits-issued","title":"CPUC — passenger-transportation / AV program permits. 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