The 2 seat efficient design and other features give the Cybercab an edge, but its low cost won't be important until the next decade, so why is Tesla going cheap first?

Tesla has launched its steering wheel-less Cybercab in Austin. The US traffic authority NHTSA has immediately initiated an audit of around 1000 vehicles.

Tesla AI lead Ashok Elluswamy said this week that 24-hour Robotaxi service is close. Replying on X to a rider who wanted Cybercab trips all night, he wrote that the capability would arrive “next month or so” once “the next tech to merge on the v15 plan” is ready.

Elon Musk was expected to provide new details on the purpose-built robotaxi during a launch event at ACL Live. So far, few have been heard.

Investor Gene Munster of Deepwater Asset Management thinks that the Tesla Inc. Cybercab launch reflects a shift in CEO Elon Musk‘s outlook on incidents involving self-driving vehicles. 300 Cybercabs in Austin In a post on X on Thursday,

Tesla launches its purpose-built Cybercab in Austin, Texas but its one million robotaxi miles look tiny next to Waymo.

The sleek, gold-colored two-seater looks more like a futuristic concept car than a vehicle you would hail for a ride.

The debate around Tesla stock continues to center on Cybercab, Tesla’s steering wheel-less, purpose-built robo-taxi, which entered service in Texas this past week.Unsurprisingly, the bulls and bears are entrenched in their positions.