Tesla’s Cybercab / Robotaxi - Price, FSD Hardware, Release Date, Screen Size and More

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October 10th was Tesla’s spectacular ‘We, Robot’ robotaxi event, and now we know a lot more about Tesla’s upcoming robotaxi – officially named the Cybercab – than ever before.

So, grab your Tesla-stamped BBQ burgers and put on your 12 gallon hat, we’re going to take a look at everything we know about Tesla’s Cybercab.

Exterior

The Cybercab showed up to ‘We, Robot’ with both a front and rear lightbar, similar to the Cybertruck. However, unlike the truck – it’s not stainless steel. Instead, the prototypes that were at the robotaxi event arrived with aluminum body panels painted silver.

While the exterior finish won’t be as tough-as-nails as the Cybertruck, the Cybercab is designed to be cheaply mass-produced, so this decision makes sense. While there was early talk about using a stainless steel “exoskeleton,” it appears Tesla decided that aluminum and steel body panels would be easier and/or cheaper to manufacture.

While many initial concepts thought the Cybercab may only include three wheels, it does indeed have four wheels like a normal car.

And of those four, only the front two did the steering – so no rear-wheel steering here. Speaking of the wheels, they were mostly covered up with a disc-shaped plate, making them extremely aerodynamic. Tesla also painted the sidewalls of the tires silver, leaving them looking super slim in comparison to the size of the wheel.

Looking at the whole vehicle, the Cybercab doesn’t have Tesla’s iconic glass roof – but a simpler metal roof. The windows are not frameless either – they are framed (metal around the glass opening), which makes them easier to maintain and produce. All these changes are clearly aimed at reducing the overall cost of the vehicle, fitting its robotic taxi role.

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The one oddball in terms of price-to-function ratio is the butterfly doors. Cybercab’s butterfly doors are super impressive – and strike a pose just as iconically as the Model X. We’re interested to see what Tesla has planned for these automatic doors – as they may be difficult to maintain and service in colder climates given snow and ice build-up.

Interior

On the interior, the Cybercab comfortably seats two adults with large, padded seats. In these prototype vehicles, the seats are not ventilated, but they are heated. The seats themselves were fairly simple in comparison to Tesla’s other seat designs, even when compared to the simpler Mexican Model 3 with its fabric seats.

Tesla has made the overall interior design very simplistic and easy to clean. They showed off a new automatic vacuum and scrubbing unit that was cleaning the robotaxi’s seats and screens – so these seats are likely intended to take some punishment. And the screen will likely need to be cleaned often. There were no other major controls in the vehicle to clean – no steering wheel, no pedals.

However, the interior is classic Tesla—super spartan, stylish, and clean, with an extremely large 20.5” center display intended to display trip progress and entertainment. In comparison, the Cybertruck currently has the largest display in any Tesla, with an 18.5” screen. The Model 3 and Model Y use a 15” screen. Unsurprisingly, it looked like both video games and movies and TV shows would be available in the Cybercab.

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Two drink holders are also located just in front and below the center armrest. Just under the drink holders (towards the passengers) are the buttons to open and close the doors. The doors normally close automatically when the passenger(s) buckle up, but they can also be closed manually.

As expected, the controls for the windows are on the doors, so nothing too special there. Tesla has only shown the white interior so far, with black trim throughout the interior, including the carpet floor and plastic headliner. We’re hoping that Tesla also introduces a black interior – even with how resilient Tesla’s whites are – a black interior is likely to better last through the day-to-day punishment a taxi goes through.

FSD Hardware/AI

At the event, Elon Musk confirmed that Cybercab would be shipping with an “upsized” Hardware 5/AI 5. It looks like AI5 has mostly the same camera layout as AI4—with two (+1 fake) cameras at the top of the windshield. The car also features a front bumper camera, the usual two B-pillar cameras, and one rear-facing camera.

Currently, the only vehicle with the same camera setup is the Cybertruck. We’ve heard rumors that the upcoming Model Y Juniper Refresh, as well as future Model S and Model X vehicles, will also have a front bumper camera.

Storage

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The Cybercab's rear end has a fairly large amount of storage—the rear hatch opens upwards and reveals a sizeable cavity. From some rough estimates, it will be possible to comfortably throw 3-4 large suitcases back there, along with a few other items.

Internally, there’s less space, but as there is no center storage console, there is a large amount of legroom. If you potentially needed extra space, you could put a backpack on the floor of the Cybercab between your feet, and still have plenty of space to stretch.

Release Date

Elon acknowledged he’s been overly optimistic about timelines and relented that production for Cybercab should begin no later than 2027. However, he did mention 2026 as a likely start date.

Now that the Cybercab has been unveiled, we’ll likely start seeing design and build prototypes on the roads in Texas and California – where Tesla plans to start Unsupervised FSD – sometime in late 2026. More vehicles will show up in 2027.

Price

In a somewhat surprising move, Tesla announced that they’ll also sell the Cybercab to anyone who wants to buy it, whether it’s for personal use or to operate their own fleet of autonomous taxis. Tesla announced that they plan to sell the Cybercab for under $30,000 USD. Given the lack of steering wheel and pedals, we’re not sure whether the US Federal EV Rebate or the Canadian iZEV rebates would be applicable to these Cybercabs, but we’ll see how that pans out in the future. Both of these rebate programs are set to expire before the Cybercab hits the road.

Cybercab Hubs – Cleaning & Charging

Elon also confirmed that the Cybercab has inductive charging – a first for a fleet-scale EV. It seems that Cybercabs will likely belong to “hubs” where they can be charged and get cleaned. Whether these hubs are Tesla-owned facilities or consumer-owned is yet to be determined.

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Tesla also showed off a very short clip of the Cybercab getting cleaned with robotic arms. The cost and complexity of this are likely to drive a model where Tesla provides the facilities for charging and cleaning while owners simply let their vehicles be charged or cleaned as required.

We’re excited to hear more details about how exactly Tesla intends to build out these potential hubs and more details about the upcoming Cybercab. Now that the event has passed, we should start to see a steady flow of new information as Elon or other Tesla executives share new details.

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Tesla's Robotaxi Event - We, Robot - Everything Announced

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Did you miss Tesla’s biggest event since its inception? No worries, we have you covered.

We’ve got a straightforward and easy-to-digest recap below, split and organized by sections. Of course, we’ll dive into some of the bigger subjects in detail over the upcoming days, so stay tuned!

Event Info

• Tesla’s We, Robot event was centered on the future of autonomy

• 5 “neighbourhoods” were created

• Westworld offered Texas BBQ and the stage for the event

• Metropolis had arcade games, and the ability to take a swing at Cybertruck

• TSLA Theater had pizza and desserts, as well as a movie on a gigantic screen

• New York brought a block party with live music and street performers, as well as street snacks

• Finally, the last area was Merch – which, surprise – offered Tesla Merch, including gear, apparel, posters, and more

• Elon Musk arrived in style in a Robotaxi to kick off the event

Master Plan Part 4 Reference Poster

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General/Master Plan Part 4

• The event made multiple references to Master Plan Part 4, but we haven’t seen the official document yet

• Today’s transportation infrastructure is too expensive, not safe, and not sustainable

• 10 hours a week of use of consumer vehicles out of 168 hours a week

• Unsupervised Full Self Driving – Fall asleep and wake up at your destination

• Increased free time for humans

• Goal is to remove parking lots, as less will be needed in the future of autonomous vehicles

• Create green space in the cities we live in

AI Poster

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Robotaxi/Cybercab

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• The Cybercab has 2 doors, 2 seats, and is a 4-wheeler, as expected

• It has a front and rear lightbar, similar to Cybertruck

• Painted aluminum (not stainless steel)

• No rear or top glass

• No steering wheel or pedals

• Butterfly doors

• Large center screen

• Has large, hatch-like trunk

• 20 vehicles produced and ready at the event, with 30 additional Model Ys

• Autonomous vehicles will be 10x safer than humans

• Low cost for autonomous transit; $1/mi for buses, Cybercab around $0.2/mi ($0.4 after taxes and fees)

• Will be available for purchase

• Will cost below $30,000 USD

• One person will be able to take care of a small fleet easily

• Cybercab production begins before 2027

• Comes with inductive charging

• Tesla Social Media mentioned Fleet Management software

• Tesla showed off an automated cleaning system in the video, vacuuming the vehicle, wiping the seats and screens

• CyberCab will still be Vision-only, no need for radar or LiDAR

• Call it once, and its available for you all day, for either quick trips or long trips

Elon Musk Poster

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RoboVan

• Tesla showed off a fully autonomous RoboVan with no front window

• Up to 20 people or can be set up for goods transport

• RoboVan has a Cyber aesthetic as well

• Large glass sliding doors

• Tesla seems to be going all-in on this aesthetic for its future vehicles

• RoboVan can be adapted to school bus or RV use

• RoboVan can also be adapted for personal use – this suggests it could be outfitted with a steering wheel and pedals

The CyberVan arriving

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AI and Hardware

• Unsupervised FSD in Texas and California in 2025, with Model 3 and Model Y

• Unsupervised FSD for S, X, and CT in the future

• AI has lived “a million lives” so it’s been trained on numerous odd situations

• Always pays attention and is always fully aware of its surroundings

• 10-30x safer than humans

• Focus on Tesla Vision – full autonomy, unsupervised for S, 3, X, Y, and CT

• Cybercab will have AI5, will have oversized compute compared to what’s required according to Musk

• Distributed inference compute brought up again

• No news on inductive charging for other vehicles

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Optimus

• Optimus was brought out on stage again, walked with remote human assistance

• Attendees were allowed to interact with Optimus robots

• Optimus robots served drinks at the bar

• Expected to cost $20K-$30K USD

• Will eventually be an autonomous robotic assistant that can help with household tasks

• It can also be a humanoid friend, teacher, babysitter, etc.

• Elon mentioned the risks of AI Super Intelligence, and having to address it

• At the event, people could talk and interact with the Optimus units on the ground. Optimus movements were remotely assisted by humans. The robots voices also appear to have be humans that were in a remote location.

• Guests were not allowed to touch the Optimus units in the crowd

Another poster referencing Master Plan IV.

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If you missed the event, you can watch it below.

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Tesla 'We, Robot' Robotaxi Event: How and Where to Watch [Updated]

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Tesla’s Robotaxi event is coming up later today, and there’s lots of hype. It’s absolutely going to be a must-see event, so we’ve outlined how you can watch it tonight.

We’re even running a Robotaxi Event Prediction Contest – so go sign up to win some prizes from our fantastic sponsors.

If you weren’t one of the lucky lottery winners who managed to snag a ticket, there are a few ways to watch the Robotaxi event.

When

Tesla says the event will start at 10 PM EST or 7 PM PST. However, expect it to start fashionably late as usual. The agenda Tesla has provided is below.

Watch Live

The event is expected to be available on X, YouTube, and Tesla’s website. The links for X and YouTube are below. We’ll update this as the day goes along and Tesla adds additional sources.

• Watch the Robotaxi event live on X.

• Watch on YouTube (below)

Agenda

This is the agenda Tesla has provided. All times are PST.

3:00 PM: Parking Lot Opens

5:00 PM: Doors Open

5:30 PM: Check-In Begins

7:00 PM: Remarks

Watch in Tesla Showrooms

Tesla is also running events at its local showrooms worldwide. Many of these pop-up events have been organized by the Tesla showrooms or in conjunction with local Tesla Owner’s Club groups.

You can go to Tesla’s Events Page here and see if there are any showrooms open in your region. These events are in-person, and a good way to hang out with local Tesla fans and owners to watch one of the biggest events in Tesla’s history. If you don’t see an event listed, try calling your local Tesla showroom or contacting your local Owner’s Club. Other events may be running locally that you could attend.

Location

Warner Brothers Studios

3499 Warner Blvd, Burbank, CA 90068

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