Tesla starts Cybercab production
- Tesla has started making the Cybercab at Gigafactory Texas, with Elon Musk posting on April 24 that the first production vehicle had rolled off the Austin line. - Tesla’s first-quarter update said paid Robotaxi miles nearly doubled from the prior quarter, and the company expects Cybercab to replace Model Y vehicles over time as production rises. - The shift moves Tesla from prototype promises toward factory output, after it told investors this week it still expects Cybercab volume production in 2026. (tesla.com)
Tesla says the first Cybercab has rolled off the production line at Gigafactory Texas in Austin. Elon Musk posted the update on April 24, 2026. (bloomberg.com) The Cybercab is Tesla’s two-seat robotaxi with no steering wheel or pedals, first shown in October 2024. Musk said then it would cost less than $30,000 and probably enter production in 2026. (bloomberg.com) Business Insider published video this week showing a Cybercab moving off the line at the Austin factory. Tesla’s own post called it the “first production Cybercab.” (businessinsider.com 1) (businessinsider.com 2) Tesla’s official first-quarter 2026 update, released April 22, said paid Robotaxi miles nearly doubled sequentially. The company also said Cybercab would begin replacing the existing Model Y fleet once it is in production and become the largest-volume vehicle in that fleet over time. (tesla.com) That matters because Tesla’s robotaxi service is no longer confined to Austin. The company said in April it had launched unsupervised Robotaxi rides in Dallas and Houston, extending the service to more Texas cities. (tesla.com) (finance.yahoo.com) Tesla also kept the production ramp in check. In January, Musk said Cybercab and Optimus would enter mass production this year but warned the ramp would be “agonizingly slow.” (businessinsider.com) The company’s April 22 filing used narrower language than Musk’s October debut event. Tesla told investors it expects “volume production” of both Cybercab and Tesla Semi this year, without giving a launch date for a broad public Cybercab rollout. (tesla.com) Tesla’s vehicle business is under pressure while it makes that shift. The company reported first-quarter 2026 deliveries of 358,023 vehicles, down from 418,227 in the fourth quarter of 2025. (tesla.com 1) (tesla.com 2) For now, the Cybercab story is less about a consumer launch than a factory milestone. Tesla has moved the vehicle from stage display to assembly line, but the pace of production and service expansion is still the unanswered part. (bloomberg.com) (tesla.com)
