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'End Of The Year': Tesla Says Cybercab Customer Deliveries Will Begin Soon

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'End Of The Year': Tesla Says Cybercab Customer Deliveries Will Begin Soon

Tesla will deliver Cybercabs to customers by the end of the year, Vice President of Engineering Lars Moravy said during the company's third-quarter earnings call on Wednesday. But don't get too excited about owning a $30,000 Tesla: CEO Elon Musk quickly walked back ambitions for how many the company will deliver to private individuals.

"In short, we're trying to get to customers by the end of this year, 2026," Moravy said in response to a question on customer deliveries. "Obviously we're producing them on the line in Texas, but all of those are currently going into our own internal robotaxi fleet."

The company has produced a few hundred Cybercabs for development. It is currently offering paid rides in Austin, Texas, with expansion plans for Dallas, soon. But the company is also under investigation by the federal government for using a vehicle without some federally required equipment. (Another robotaxi company, Zoox, recently got the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's blessing to offer autonomous rides in a vehicle without typically required controls.)

The lack of a steering wheel also opens questions for private ownership, which Musk originally promised for a price of under $30,000. How or whether you'll be able to drive it remains an open question. But again, it doesn't sound like Musk is too worried about the answers to this question. More and more, he is promoting the Cybercab as a holistically owned mobility service, not a product for customers.

' Whereas our other cars will be more the cars you want to own, like the 3 and the Y, and the Roadster , obviously," CEO Elon Musk said on the call.


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