Tesla Cybercab Has Much To Like
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opened an investigation into Elon Musk's Cybercab one day after its launch in Austin, Texas.
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.
A Tesla Cybercab rider found a hidden touchscreen joystick for manual driving, even though Tesla built the robotaxi with no steering wheel or pedals.
Tesla Cybercab might have just rolled out to the public as it entered the company’s Robotaxi suite in Austin this past week. However, the vehicle might already be on its way to becoming even better, as the company is asking riders to describe what they’d like to see improved with the Cybercab.
Elon Musk’s electric-vehicle company is holding a launch event for the Cybercab autonomous vehicle on Thursday, but details have been sparse.
Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) has started offering paid rides in its new Cybercab robotaxi on a limited basis in Austin, Texas.
The golden, butterfly-door Cybercab embodies Musk’s strategy of betting the company on self-driving software and robotics. That bet has pushed its stock valuation to $1.4-trillion (R22.36-trillion), more than the top several global carmakers combined.