Overview

• Video posted October 9 shows the Cybercab running on Tesla’s Fremont Test Track, marking its first observed on-track testing at the facility.
• Separate drone footage captured a Cybercab in internal crash testing at Gigafactory Texas, indicating parallel validation work at the Austin site.
• Tesla’s latest shareholder materials reaffirm a 2026 start for volume production using an “unboxed” assembly strategy, for which a USPTO patent was recently granted.
• Tesla’s investor relations lead previously said initial builds would arrive by the end of the second quarter and reported large-scale equipment installation at Giga Texas on schedule for next year.
• The two-seat vehicle is designed without pedals or a steering wheel for robotaxi service; Tesla’s current ride-hailing pilots use Model Ys with safety operators, and fully driverless Cybercab service has not been announced.