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Cybercab

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Cybercab is Tesla’s two-seat steering-wheel-free robotaxi platform that began public rides in Austin, Texas. Recent coverage describes early rider experiences that included disruptions on local roads, reports of a virtual joystick and a display toggle that appear to provide manual control despite “no manual controls” claims, and an immediate US federal investigation into whether the vehicles meet safety standards. Coverage also notes that the deployments were followed by observations of unsupervised operation ahead of and around the launch timeline for Tesla’s Robotaxi network.

Updated 12 September 2026

Latest developments

I spent an hour riding inside Tesla’s steering-wheel-free Cybercab The Verge · 1 month ago · 48
Tesla Cybercab doesn’t have any manual controls — but it does have a virtual joystick The Verge · 1 month ago · 24 Tesla’s Cybercab has been deployed, and it’s already under investigation Ars Technica · 1 month ago · 38 Tesla Begins Offering Rides in a Car Without a Steering Wheel The New York Times · 1 month ago · 31
The unusually muted Tesla Cybercab launch The Verge · 1 month ago · 33
Elon Musk’s heterodox robotaxi philosophy gets put to the test The Verge · 1 month ago · 21
Tesla Robotaxis appear to go fully unsupervised in Austin ahead of Cybercab launch The Verge · 1 month ago · 7

Timeline

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2026

Tesla launched its steering-wheel-free Cybercab in Austin, and riders reported a virtual joystick that enables manual control shortly after launch Deployment

Tesla began public passenger rides with its Cybercab robotaxi in Austin, Texas, and the US federal government initiated an investigation over whether the vehicles meet federal safety standards Deployment

Tesla robotaxis in Austin appear to be operating fully unsupervised without onboard human safety monitors Deployment

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  • Tesla deploys this technology · 5 sources
  • Deploys Austin, Texas · 1 source
  • OpenAI deploys this technology · 1 source
  • Tesla develops this technology · 1 source

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