Tesla Cybercab Is Here Without Pedals or a Steering Wheel

• The Tesla robotaxi—or Cybercab, as Elon Musk dubbed it—doesn’t have a steering wheel or pedals, and targets autonomous mobility.
  

• Musk said during the reveal that Tesla expects the Cybercab to start under $30,000.

• Musk didn’t outline any powertrain or autonomous hardware details during the reveal.

Following the launch of its Cybertruck, Tesla showed off its next car, which doesn’t have a steering wheel or pedals. Dubbed the Tesla Cybercab, this battery-electric car promises fully autonomous mobility, at a reasonable price.

Musk also said that an autonomous version of its FSD is scheduled to hit the streets in select locations, next year.

You’re probably wondering what a Cybercab is, and that’s a question most outside of Tesla are still asking. What we do know about the Tesla robotaxi is what was shown in the reveal video, and nothing more. The Cybercab will be a fully autonomous small coupe that won’t have a steering wheel or pedals to override the autonomous features.

The hardware behind those features is still a mystery. Tesla didn’t explicitly say what kind of systems it plans to implement with the robotaxi, or what type of hardware it will carry; Musk didn’t outline the robotaxi’s underpinnings, range, or powertrain. He did, however, reveal a price and an expected launch date.

Musk also noted that the Cybercab carries inductive charging hardware.

Musk mentioned that Tesla expects a sub $30,000 price tag and a launch before 2027. However, Musk did note that “I tend to be a little optimistic with time frames.”

Ahead of the Cybercab’s launch, Californians and Texans might get a hint of what folks can expect from the autonomous EV. Musk says that in 2025, Tesla vehicles equipped with its FSD system in Texas and California will see unsupervised autonomous driving.

Said Musk, “The 3 and Y will achieve unsupervised Full Self Driving with permission wherever regulators essentially approve it in the US and then to follow outside the US.” While Musk outlined the Model 3 and Model Y, he later clarified that all the models in its portfolio will add unsupervised full self driving.

Of course, this isn’t the first time Musk has suggested autonomous driving is heading to Tesla cars. However, in the case of the control-less Cybertruck, the company will have to iron out whatever quirks and regulatory bumps might be in the road ahead of its release to consumers.

It will be interesting to see what kind of hardware Tesla is using for its robotaxi as we approach its looming launch date. Or, if that date gets pushed back.

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