Tesla Starts Taking Cybercab Orders for Personal Use

Tesla has started sending invitations to select customers who want to buy a Cybercab for personal use, according to an announcement posted through its Robotaxi X account. The vehicle is listed at $29,990, but buyers must also pay $299 per month for an Autonomy Subscription, because the Cybercab has no steering wheel, gas pedals, or brakes and was designed to operate fully autonomously.

Price and required subscription

The Cybercab is being offered at $29,990, while the Autonomy Subscription costs $299 a month. Tesla said the vehicle will not work without the subscription service. The company previously said it planned to sell Cybercabs to entities that could help build its robotaxi network, suggesting initial sales to companies buying whole fleets, before its latest announcement about personal-use invitations.

Where personal-use Cybercabs can operate

Personal-use Cybercabs will still only work within Tesla's geofenced robotaxi locations. Ashok Elluswamy, Tesla's AI lead, said "it'll work unsupervised inside all the same geo locations as Robotaxi, just serving the owners' needs." Tesla currently provides robotaxi services in limited areas of Miami, Orlando, and Tampa in Florida, and in Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, and San Antonio in Texas.

Delivery timing and safety review

Tesla's estimated delivery date for the Cybercab is December 2026, although whether personal-use orders can reach buyers remains to be seen. Shortly after the Cybercab entered commercial service as robotaxis, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opened a probe into the process Tesla used to self-certify the vehicles. The agency said the vehicles lack permanently attached, conventional manual controls, such as a brake pedal, gas pedal, steering wheel, and mirrors, and that it is examining the process and technical data Tesla relied on when certifying the Cybercab and related issues.

Sources: Engadget