Tesla aims to sell Cybercab robotaxis by end of year despite federal probe
Tesla is aiming to start selling its Cybercab robotaxis to the public by the end of this year, its engineering chief said on Wednesday, even as the US auto safety agency probes the vehicles that come without manual controls, which federal regulations typically require.
Tesla aims to start selling its Cybercab robotaxis to the public by the end of this year, according to its engineering chief Lars Moravy. Despite an ongoing federal probe, the two-seaters, featuring butterfly doors and without manual controls, are a key focus of CEO Elon Musk's ambition to transform Tesla into an AI and robotics company.
Moravy announced during a report on third-quarter results that Tesla intends to deliver autonomous vehicles to customers and that Cybercabs will be the first. The vehicles, starting small this year, are being tested for delivery, ownership, and fleet management in customer hands, with scaling expected to continue. After a small fleet of Cybercabs began offering paid rides in Austin, Texas, early last month, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) opened an investigation to assess how Tesla determined the vehicles comply with federally mandated safety regulations.
These regulations, written for human-driven vehicles, typically require manual controls, but NHTSA has not commented on the probe.
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