Tesla Cybercabs spotted in Texas
Tesla’s Giga Texas facility shipped its new Cybercab vehicles to U.S. testing destinations.
These Cybercabs are likely engineering test units, not yet intended for customer use. Many are equipped with steering wheels, suggesting they are being used to validate the technology before the full driverless configuration is implemented. Tesla is expanding its Cybercab testing program to multiple locations. Sightings have been reported in Los Altos, California, Austin, Texas, Chicago, and Washington D.C.. The Bay Area, with its challenging traffic, offers a rigorous testing environment. Volume production is set to begin in April at Giga Texas, with CEO Elon Musk reaffirming that the first customer delivery will occur before 2027. Tesla aims to achieve a production rate of one Cybercab every 10 seconds, eventually halving it to five. The target production cost is around $30,000. The Cybercab is a two-passenger, fully autonomous, battery-electric car. Prototypes lack steering wheels and pedals. Tesla is aiming for volume production of 2 million Cybercabs per year once multiple factories reach full capacity. Competitors in the robotaxi market include Waymo and Baidu. Waymo is currently operating robotaxis in San Francisco and Los Angeles. Baidu is expanding its robotaxi fleet outside of China.
