Overview
- Tesla board chair Robyn Denholm told Bloomberg the Cybercab could be sold with a steering wheel and pedals if required by regulators or to reach volume.
- The Cybercab was spotted testing on public roads near Tesla’s engineering hub in Los Altos, California, with a driver present, marking a new phase of validation.
- Tesla still targets volume production in the second quarter of 2026 and is staffing Gigafactory Texas with new roles tied to Cybercab manufacturing.
- Current federal rules under NHTSA’s Part 555 allow only 2,500 passenger vehicles per year without traditional controls, constraining a wheel‑less rollout.
- Reporting notes Tesla’s Full Self‑Driving remains supervised in practice and existing robotaxi pilots use safety monitors, underscoring uncertainty around unsupervised deployment.