Tesla is letting some selected customers in the US pre-order the Cybercab, the car without steering wheel or pedals that it developed as a robotaxi, for private use. The estimated price is $29,990, and self-driving costs a further $299 a month as a subscription. Deliveries are planned for December.
Self-driving will only be available in areas where Tesla's Robotaxi service runs, Tesla manager Ashok Elluswamy wrote on X. So far these are Austin, Texas, and parts of some other cities in Texas and in Florida. Tesla says the cars may only be used privately.
It is not yet clear how many Cybercabs will go to private owners. Elon Musk, Tesla's chief executive, said a few weeks ago that most of them would run in Tesla's own Robotaxi fleet.
US rules require controls such as a brake pedal. The road safety regulator NHTSA can let a maker put up to 2,500 vehicles without steering wheel and pedals on the road under an exemption. Tesla did not apply for one but says the Cybercab meets the safety requirements, and the agency has asked it to explain how.
Also reported by iXBT.com, Handelsblatt, Electrek and Teslarati
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A two-seat self-driving car from Tesla without a steering wheel or pedals, built for robotaxi service.
