Tesla Says Cybercab Customer Deliveries Could Begin by Year-End
Tesla aims to start delivering the Cybercab to customers before the end of 2026, while pushing unsupervised FSD to the second quarter of 2027. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is also reviewing the robotaxi's certification data.
Tesla plans to begin selling the Cybercab before the end of the year. Lars Moravy, the company's senior vice president of engineering, said on October 21, 2026, during the third-quarter earnings call that the company aims to get the Cybercabs into customers' hands before the year is out.
The two-seat Cybercab, which has a gold finish and no steering wheel or pedals, is designed for fully autonomous transport. Moravy said every vehicle built in Texas currently goes to Tesla's own robotaxi fleet. The company wants to start small and expand customer deliveries as it learns more about delivery, ownership and fleet management.
Musk: Cybercab as a ride service
Elon Musk said the Cybercab will mainly be operated by Tesla as a transportation-as-a-service vehicle. He said the Model 3, Model Y and Roadster are suited to private ownership. At an event last month, Tesla raised the idea of selling the vehicle to third parties and opened a request form for those who want a robotaxi.
Unsupervised FSD delayed again
In the same call, the timeline for unsupervised FSD also changed. Tesla said the feature will reach customer vehicles in the second quarter of 2027, roughly the middle of next year. Tesla owners can currently subscribe to Full Self-Driving (Supervised), which requires the driver to remain ready to take over at any time.
Electrek wrote that the new schedule raises questions. If the Cybercab is delivered to customers by year-end, it is unclear what owners could do for about six months until the unsupervised software arrives. Tesla's robotaxi service currently operates in small parts of six cities across two states.
NHTSA review
The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has opened a review of the technical data and process Tesla relied on to certify the Cybercab. Federal safety standards require manual controls such as a brake pedal and rearview mirrors, and vehicles without manual controls do not yet fully comply with existing rules.
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