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Tesla Cybercab Launches in Austin: Purpose-Built Robotaxi Hits the Road

Tesla has officially added the Cybercab to its Robotaxi lineup in Austin, Texas, marking the first commercial deployment of a purpose-built autonomous vehicle with no steering wheel, no pedals, and no driver's seat. The announcement, amplified today by Tesla's official regional channels, confirms what quietly began in Tesla has officially added the Cybercab to its Robotaxi lineup in Austin, Texas, marking the first commercial deployment of a purpose-built autonomous vehicle. The two-seat driverless coupe, which has no steering wheel, pedals, and no driver's seat, is now picking up paying passengers on Austin streets. This move is part of Tesla's strategy since Robotaxic Day in October 2024, moving from retrofitted Model Y rides to a vehicle designed for autonomy. The CybercAB uses Tesla's camera-only autonomy stack, running on a modified Hardware 4 compute platform and an unsupervised version of FSD v15 that has not been released to consumer vehicles. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has opened an audit query regarding Tesla's self-certification of the CyberCab against federal motor vehicle safety standards, and has reportedly moved a deadline to October 30, 2026.

Tesla Cybercab Launches in Austin: Purpose-Built Robotaxi Hits the Road

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Tesla has officially added the Cybercab to its Robotaxi lineup in Austin, Texas, marking the first commercial deployment of a purpose-built autonomous vehicle with no steering wheel, no pedals, and no... [8055 symbols]

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