Overview
- Robyn Denholm told Bloomberg that Tesla could add a steering wheel and pedals to the two-seat Cybercab if required.
- U.S. regulations under NHTSA’s Part 555 permit only 2,500 passenger vehicles per year without traditional controls, limiting scale for a wheel‑less design.
- Elon Musk has reiterated the original vision of a purpose‑built robotaxi without manual controls optimized for low cost per mile.
- Tesla is preparing manufacturing in Austin with new job postings and continues to target Q2 2026 for production.
- A Cybercab prototype was spotted testing on public roads near Tesla’s engineering headquarters in California with a driver present.