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Tesla Cybercab orders open at $29,990 with an autonomy subscription
Fox Business • • business
Key Points:
- Tesla has begun taking orders from select customers for its fully autonomous Cybercab, priced at $29,990 with an additional $299 monthly "Autonomy Subscription" fee, aiming to bring self-driving vehicles to the consumer market.
- The Cybercab is a two-seat, gold-colored vehicle with butterfly doors and no steering wheel or pedals, previously used only in Tesla's robotaxi fleet in select U.S. cities.
- CEO Elon Musk stated the Cybercab will be available nationwide pending regulatory approvals and acknowledged the current subscription fee is high, expecting it to drop to around $115 per month.
- Tesla plans to wind down Cybertruck production at its Texas factory by mid-next year to prioritize Cybercab manufacturing, which will be part of a broader strategy to expand its global robotaxi network.
- The Cybercab has faced scrutiny from federal regulators, with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration auditing Tesla's self-certification of the vehicle's safety compliance, though Tesla maintains it meets federal standards.
