Overview
- Tesla announced on Sept. 3 that the Cybercab is formally operational and is a purpose‑built, production vehicle with no steering wheel, pedals, or traditional mirrors.
- The vehicle relies on a pure‑vision, end‑to‑end neural network fed by an array of eight high‑definition cameras and does not use LiDAR or high‑definition maps.
- Cybercab progressed from concept in October 2024 to a first production unit in February 2026 and entered mass production in April 2026 under a parallel subassembly manufacturing method.
- Photographs show concentrations of Cybercabs in several U.S. locations, including about 20 at Miami International Airport, and Tesla says those units could join its Robotaxi network once local regulators approve operations.
- EPA and Tesla specifications list a 47.6 kWh battery, 163 kW motor, 1,412 kg curb weight and an EPA lab range of 673 km, and Tesla highlights structural safety, wheelchair‑level seating and butterfly doors while planning mid‑September display exhibits in Beijing and Shanghai without signaling commercial sales in China.