Tesla invites select customers to order their own driverless Cybercab

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Elon Musk's Tesla Motors is inviting select customers in the US to order its fully autonomous Cybercab, the company's new focus after scrapping the Cybertruck earlier this…

Elon Musk's Tesla Motors is inviting select customers in the US to order its fully autonomous Cybercab, the company's new focus after scrapping the Cybertruck earlier this month.

The Cybercab, also dubbed the Robotaxi, is being sold for personal use for $29,990 before taxes and is expected to be delivered in December, the Texas-based company said in a post on X.

That makes it Tesla's cheapest vehicle, $7,000 lower than the entry-level variant of the Model 3.

However, the Cybercab requires a $3,600 annual autonomy subscription, which is the fee to use its driverless capabilities – a non-optional feature as the vehicle does not have a steering wheel or pedals. Maintenance and insurance costs are excluded from Tesla's pricing.

Also, Cybercab deliveries are limited to Texas, one of only two states – the other being Florida – where Tesla's Robotaxi services are authorised to operate in a handful of cities. The driverless cab will be arriving in Arizona and Nevada soon, according to the company's website.

Tesla described the launch as “early access” and “limited release”. It is unclear how many customers have been invited, whether the period will be extended and whether deliveries will be made available in Florida.

“Select customers are now being invited to purchase Cybercab for personal use,” Tesla said.

The Cybercab was released to much hype in October 2024, nearly a decade after Mr Musk first told Tesla shareholders that the company's cars would achieve full autonomy within three years.

In 2016, he said that by the end of 2017, a Tesla car would be able to drive across the US without human intervention. In 2019, he said Tesla would have one million robotaxis on roads in 2020. None of those came to fruition.

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