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  "id": 15989712,
  "title": "Tesla presses ahead with Cybercab sales plan amid US probe",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/tesla-presses-ahead-with-cybercab-sales-plan-amid-us-probe",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T02:03:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
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    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/business/2026/10/22/tesla-aims-to-sell-cybercab-robotaxis-by-end-of-year-despite-federal-probe"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Tesla is planning to start selling its Cybercab robotaxis to the public by the end of this year, according to the company's engineering chief Lars Moravy, despite the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) investigating the vehicles. The Cybercab, a gold two-seater with butterfly doors and autonomous driving capabilities, is one of Elon Musk's key investments in turning Tesla into an AI and robotics company. Moravy stated that Tesla aims to deliver fully designed autonomous vehicles to customers, and Cybercabs will be the first of such vehicles. The company plans to scale the production and deployment of Cybercabs after learning about delivery, ownership, and fleet management of autonomous vehicles in customer hands. NHTSA opened an investigation into Cybercabs to assess how Tesla ensured compliance with federal vehicle-safety regulations, which typically require manual controls. Tesla can deploy the Cybercab on U.S. roads by self-certifying that it meets federal standards, as regulations in the U.S. are written for human-driven vehicles.",
  "summary": "Tesla aims to begin delivering Cybercab robotaxis to customers on a small scale by the end of 2026, using the initial rollout to refine delivery, ownership and fleet management before expanding operations.",
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        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Tesla aims to sell Cybercab robotaxis by end of year despite federal probe",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/tesla-aims-to-sell-cybercab-robotaxis-by-end-of-year-despite-federal",
        "published": "2026-10-22T01:36:22.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Tesla presses ahead with Cybercab sales plan amid US probe",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/tesla-presses-ahead-with-cybercab-sales-plan-amid-us-probe-15990111",
        "published": "2026-10-22T02:03:19.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Economic Times Tech",
        "title": "Tesla aims to sell Cybercab robotaxis by end of year despite federal probe",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/tesla-aims-to-sell-cybercab-robotaxis-by-end-of-year-despite-federal-15992367",
        "published": "2026-10-22T03:00:44.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Joy Business",
        "title": "Tesla aims to sell Cybercab robotaxis by end of year despite federal probe",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/tesla-aims-to-sell-cybercab-robotaxis-by-end-of-year-despite-federal-15993872",
        "published": "2026-10-22T03:13:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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