// THE VERGE — MOBILE & WEB
Tesla is finally launching the Cybercab — let’s hope it’s ready
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The company’s gold-tinted driverless car is central to Elon Musk’s dreams of robo-domination. But what if the software isn’t ready?
The company’s gold-tinted driverless car is central to Elon Musk’s dreams of robo-domination. But what if the software isn’t ready?
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The Tesla Cybercab, that golden two-seater central to Elon Musk’s robo-supremacist ambitions, is finally nearing it’s public launch. Whether or not the no-steering wheel and no-pedal vehicle is actually ready for public roads, let alone customers, remains very much in doubt.
According to The Information, Tesla is planning a public launch of the Cybercab in Austin, Texas, as soon as this month. The driverless vehicle has been popping up around the country, although often with a steering wheel and pedals, as employees are continuing to gather data. Tesla employees have been testing the fully driverless version on private roads around the company’s campus since July. And it recently completed a training with first responders in Austin, teaching them how to move the vehicles in the event of an emergency, Brad Cesak, a spokesperson for the city of Austin, confirmed.
Tesla’s Robotaxi account on X recently confirmed that a “Cybercab launch event” was imminent, inviting followers to take a ride in the company’s Model Y robotaxis in order to win a ticket.