Tesla CEO Elon Musk said demand for vehicles is outpacing production as fully autonomous driving gains traction, while the company announced plans to launch Cybercab service in Dallas next month and expand its autonomous transportation network (Credit: Tesla).
Tesla is now taking orders from some customers for its Cybercab, as the automaker works to bring fully autonomous vehicles to the consumer market.
Tesla announced Friday that “select customers are now welcome to purchase Cybercab for personal use” for $29,990, with a required monthly “autonomy subscription” costing an additional $299.
The post included an image of the gold-colored two-seater vehicle, which has gullwing doors but no steering wheel or pedals. The Cybercab was previously only used in Tesla’s robotaxi fleet in select US cities.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said in an article on X that the Cybercab will be available nationwide as the company receives regulatory approvals.
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Tesla announced that select customers are welcome to purchase its Cybercab for personal use, with a starting price of $29,990 and a required monthly range subscription of $299. (Benoît Tessier/Reuters / Reuters)
He also said the monthly fee is “too high,” adding that the price should be comparable to the combined cost of Tesla’s Full Self-Driving software and connectivity services for other models, or about $115 per month.
Lars Moravy, Tesla’s vice president of automotive engineering, previously said the automaker plans to start selling its Cybercabs by the end of this year.
Tesla’s head of artificial intelligence said the Cybercab will eventually be available in the same locations as the company’s robotaxi fleet, which includes Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, Miami, Orlando, San Antonio and Tampa.
The announcement comes after Tesla and Musk have been committed to making fully autonomous vehicles available to consumers for years, according to the Wall Street Journal.
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Tesla is opening Cybercab purchases to select customers as the automaker expands its efforts to bring fully autonomous vehicles to the consumer market. (Liesa Johannssen/Reuters / Reuters)
Earlier this month, Musk said Tesla would end Cybertruck production at its Gigafactory in Texas around the middle of next year, while the company would focus on Cybercab production.
FOX Business previously reported that Tesla’s growing focus on the Cybercab comes as the automaker expands its focus on artificial intelligence and robotics, with the driverless vehicle expected to play a key role in its planned global robotaxi network.
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Tesla’s self-driving technology has been years behind schedule, but the company began offering paid rides in a small fleet of Cybercabs in Austin in September.
Federal auto safety regulators also checked whether Tesla had properly self-certified the Cybercab’s compliance with federal motor vehicle safety standards. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) opened an audit in September to review the certification.
Tesla told NHTSA that it believes the Cybercab meets federal safety standards.
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk called Cybercab’s $299 monthly autonomy subscription “too high,” suggesting the price should be closer to the cost of Tesla’s other autonomous driving and connectivity services. (Chesnot/Getty Images and Sjoerd van der Wal/Getty Images/Getty Images)
The two-seater robo-taxi entered production earlier this year and remains a relatively small program for Tesla, which has listed an installed annual production capacity of more than 125,000 vehicles.
Eric Revell of FOX Business and Reuters contributed to this report.
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