Tesla launches steering-wheel-free Cybercab robotaxi in Austin
Tesla said on Thursday that public rides in the Cybercab — a two-door, steering-wheel-free robotaxi — is now available in Austin.
Tesla has launched its Cybercab, a self-driving car without a steering wheel or pedals, for public rides in Austin. The two-door robotaxi was introduced at an invite-only event in downtown Austin, where Ashok Elluswamy, Tesla's VP of AI, announced the addition of the Cybercab to the company's public robotaxi fleet. Tesla has registered 45 Cybercabs as of Thursday, according to records from the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles.
The Cybercab, which can fit two passengers, can be hailed through the Robotaxi app and can be driven by riders who enter the car and close the butterfly doors via the app. The launch of the Cybercab comes nearly two years after Tesla first unveiled the vehicle at its We, Robot event in Burbank, California. Tesla CEO Elon Musk has pitched the Cybercab as a low-cost, mass-scale robotaxi solution.
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