Overview
- Tesla announced at an Austin event that Cybercab has entered limited operation on Sept. 3, marking the vehicle’s first public deployment after production began earlier this year.
- The Cybercab is built without a steering wheel, brake or accelerator pedals, or traditional mirrors and offers a two‑seat interior controlled solely by Tesla’s autonomous driving software.
- Tesla says the car uses a pure‑vision, end‑to‑end stack driven by an array of eight high‑definition cameras and does not rely on LiDAR or high‑definition maps.
- The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened a review of about 1,000 Cybercab vehicles to probe Tesla’s certification approach and the safety implications of removing permanent manual controls.
- Photographs and local reports show Cybercab fleets in multiple U.S. locations, including Miami and near Philadelphia, and Tesla plans gradual operational expansion plus mid‑September display exhibits in Beijing and Shanghai.