Tesla's first production Cybercab rolls off Gigafactory line

Tesla says the first production Cybercab, a two-door car without a steering wheel, rolled off the production line at its Gigafactory in Austin. "Congratulations to the Tesla team on making the first production Cybercab!" CEO Elon Musk wrote on X. The Cybercab was designed for Tesla's nascent robotaxi ride-hailing program.

So far the program has deployed only 2025 Model Ys and mostly relies on human safety monitors; Tesla began offering a limited number of unsupervised rides to the public in January. Tesla has said it expects to start production of the Cybercab in April, but the timeline for full street legality remains unclear.

Federal vehicle safety standards were written with human control systems like a steering wheel in mind, so Tesla would likely need special approval for requirements it cannot meet. Zoox received such a federal exemption and now operates a limited public service in Las Vegas and San Francisco.

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