Tesla Cybercab begins public rides in Austin
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Tesla has added the purpose-built Cybercab to its Robotaxi fleet, with rides now available in limited areas of Austin, Texas. The fully autonomous two-seater has no steering wheel and operates through Tesla’s Robotaxi service.
Tesla has started offering rides in its Cybercab in limited areas of Austin, marking the first public deployment of the company’s purpose-built autonomous vehicle. Tesla’s own support pages now list Cybercab as the newest addition to its Robotaxi fleet and confirm that rides are currently available in parts of the Texas capital. Unlike the Model Y vehicles already used in Tesla’s Robotaxi service, the Cybercab was designed specifically for autonomous operation. It is a two-seater with butterfly doors and no steering wheel, relying on cameras and sensors to navigate roads, intersections, highways and parking areas. Tesla first unveiled the Cybercab in October 2024 as a vehicle designed from the outset without conventional driver controls.
Built specifically for Robotaxi use
Passengers summon the Cybercab through Tesla’s Robotaxi app, which can also be used to open and close the doors and trunk, start a ride and adjust settings such as climate control and media.
Inside, the Cybercab gets a large central touchscreen and seating for two. Tesla says the luggage compartment can accommodate two standard check-in suitcases and two carry-on bags, while the rear trunk has a quoted capacity of 20.2 cubic feet.
The vehicle has also been designed with accessibility features including bench-style seating at wheelchair-transfer height, space for some wheelchairs and service animals, and Braille markings on selected controls.
Cybercab rides are currently confined to limited areas of Austin. Tesla’s broader Robotaxi service also operates with Model Y vehicles in Austin, Dallas and Houston in Texas, as well as Miami and Tampa in Florida.
Production began in 2026
Tesla began Cybercab production during the first half of 2026 and subsequently started engineering test drives of production vehicles on public roads. Employee rides at Gigafactory Texas followed before the model entered Robotaxi service.
Tesla has previously said it expects Cybercab to gradually replace Model Y vehicles in parts of its Robotaxi fleet and eventually become its highest-volume dedicated autonomous vehicle.
For now, the Austin launch remains limited in scale, but it represents the first time Tesla’s purpose-built, steering-wheel-free Cybercab has moved from testing into its public Robotaxi service.
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