Tesla posts its Cybercab Autonomy Subscription Agreement, requiring personal buyers to pay a mandatory $299/month on top of the vehicle's $29,990 purchase price (Fred Lambert/Electrek)
Tesla has posted the agreement that comes with its $29,990 Cybercab, and it's even worse than the order page suggested.
Tesla has begun accepting orders for the Cybercab, a fully autonomous vehicle that will be sold to individual customers for $29,990. However, customers will need to pay an additional $299 per month for an Autonomy Subscription to operate the vehicle. Unlike other Tesla vehicles, the Cybercab lacks conventional manual controls such as a gas pedal, brake pedal, steering wheel, and mirrors.
The vehicle is designed to operate within Tesla's geofenced locations for its robotaxi services, which currently function in limited areas of Florida and Texas. Tesla's AI lead, Ashok Elluswamy, confirmed that the Cybercab will function unsupervised within these designated areas, catering to the specific needs of the owner. The company has set an estimated delivery date of December 2026 for the Cybercab, but the success of individual orders remains uncertain.
Shortly after entering commercial service, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) initiated an investigation into Tesla's process for self-certifying the vehicles, questioning the technical data on which Tesla relied for the certification.
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- Tesla starts taking Cybercab orders for personal use engadget.com
- Tesla says "select customers" can now place orders for its Cybercab "for personal use", for $30K plus a required $299/month Autonomy Subscription to operate (Kara Carlson/Bloomberg) bloomberg.com
