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No steering wheel, no pedals: Tesla aims to deliver Cybercabs by the end of 2026
Tesla aims to deliver its autonomous Cybercab to customers by the end of 2026. What do we know about the vehicle and the safety questions that remain?
There is no driver’s seat in Tesla’s vision for its next vehicle. The Cybercab is a two-seat electric vehicle designed for autonomous travel, without a steering wheel or pedals. Tesla now aims to begin delivering it to customers by the end of 2026.
Tesla’s head of vehicle engineering, Lars Moravy, shared the target with investors on October 21. It remains a target rather than a guaranteed delivery date. Meanwhile, the US road safety regulator is examining the vehicle in connection with its lack of conventional manual controls.
What is the Cybercab?
The Cybercab is a vehicle designed for Tesla’s autonomous taxi plans. It has two seats and upward-opening doors, but no steering wheel or pedals that would allow a passenger to control it like a conventional car.
Tesla sees the Cybercab as an important part of its autonomous vehicle plans. The company wants to make it available to customers, but the conditions under which it can be sold and used still need to become clear.
What questions remain?
A vehicle without conventional controls raises new questions. How does the system respond to unexpected situations? What happens if there is a technical failure? On which roads, and under what conditions, will it be allowed to operate?
The answers depend on more than Tesla’s technology: safety assessments and the rules of each market also matter. Plans announced in the United States do not automatically mean the Cybercab will be available or permitted in Armenia.
CarFix’s view
The Cybercab is interesting because it challenges a familiar idea of what a car should be: a person could travel as a passenger without the ability to take the wheel. Before it becomes an everyday option, independent safety assessments, clear approvals and real-world operating conditions will matter.
For now, the end of 2026 is Tesla’s target. We’ll be watching to see whether the company meets it.
Source: Reuters.
Photo: Steve Jurvetson, CC BY 2.0. Cybercab prototype at its 2024 unveiling.
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