Tesla sends invitations for personal-use Cybercab purchases
The vehicle is priced at US$29,990, with a required US$299 monthly subscription, and will be restricted to Tesla’s robotaxi service areas.
Tesla says selected customers are receiving invitations offering the chance to buy a Cybercab for personal use. In an announcement on its Robotaxi account on X, the company shared screenshots listing a US$29,990 purchase price, plus a required monthly payment of US$299 for its Autonomy Subscription.
The vehicle was designed for fully autonomous driving and has no steering wheel or pedals for acceleration and braking. It cannot operate without the subscription. Tesla had earlier said it intended to sell Cybercabs to entities that could help build its robotaxi network; the new invitations address prospective individual owners.
Tesla AI lead Ashok Elluswamy said privately owned Cybercabs would operate unsupervised within the geographic limits used by its robotaxi service. That service currently covers limited areas in Florida’s Miami, Orlando and Tampa, along with Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio in Texas.
December 2026 is Tesla’s estimated delivery date, but whether personal-use orders will reach customers remains uncertain. After Cybercabs entered commercial robotaxi service, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration began investigating how Tesla self-certified the vehicles. The agency cited missing conventional manual controls and mirrors, and said its inquiry would examine Tesla’s certification process and supporting technical data.
