Tesla loses Cybercab assembly lead to Rivian R2 weeks after launch
Tesla loses Cybercab assembly lead to Rivian R2 weeks after launch

Tesla’s Senior Manager of Cybercab General Assembly at Gigafactory Texas, Jody Kerns, is leaving the company to become Rivian’s Director of General Assembly for the R2 in Normal, Illinois.

He’s the second Cybercab launch leader to leave Tesla this y…

NHTSA weighs probe into claims Tesla Robotaxis speed in school zones
NHTSA weighs probe into claims Tesla Robotaxis speed in school zones

A new defect petition accuses Tesla’s Robotaxis of speeding through active school zones, and NHTSA has opened a file to decide whether to investigate. The agency puts the affected fleet at about 1,000 vehicles, Model Y and Cybercab.

It’s the third f…

Tesla Cybercab loses its entire door panel in a Philadelphia crash
Tesla Cybercab loses its entire door panel in a Philadelphia crash

A Tesla Cybercab was involved in a crash in Philadelphia this week, and it came out of it missing the entire outer panel of its driver-side door.

We don’t know who was at fault or whether Tesla’s software was driving. But Tesla has no permit to run …

Tesla Robotaxi fleets are the new crypto treasury for zombie companies
Tesla Robotaxi fleets are the new crypto treasury for zombie companies

A Nasdaq-listed company worth about $2.4 million says it wants to buy 500 Tesla Robotaxis. KIDZ AI, formerly an online coding school for kids, announced today that it sent Tesla a “procurement inquiry” for the vehicles and plans an “Autonomous Fleet Op…

Tesla brings Cybercab to China, rules out sale and robotaxi service
Tesla brings Cybercab to China, rules out sale and robotaxi service

Tesla is putting its Cybercab on public display in China this week, but the company wants to be clear about one thing it isn’t: a vehicle it plans to sell there.

Tesla China said the showcase “does not involve” selling the Cybercab in the Chinese ma…

NHTSA orders Tesla to prove its Cybercab is legal to sell, under oath
NHTSA orders Tesla to prove its Cybercab is legal to sell, under oath

NHTSA has ordered Tesla to prove that its Cybercab is even legal to sell. The agency issued a formal Special Order on September 10 demanding that the company show, under oath, how a vehicle with no steering wheel, no pedals, and no mirrors complies wit…

First look at Tesla Cybercab’s steering: a Cybertruck wheel bolted on
First look at Tesla Cybercab’s steering: a Cybertruck wheel bolted on

A pre-production Tesla Cybercab was spotted parked on a street in Berkeley, California, and it gives us the clearest look yet at how Tesla puts a steering wheel into a car it designed to have none.

The photos, shared with Electrek by reader Adam Mac…

My Tesla Cybercab launch predictions
My Tesla Cybercab launch predictions

Tesla holds its Cybercab launch event in Austin on September 3, and it’s being sold as a milestone. Here’s my prediction: it’s going to look a lot like the last time Tesla launched this car, back in October 2024.
Expect a big robotaxi fleet number as t…

Tesla confirms Cybercab launch coming next week
Tesla confirms Cybercab launch coming next week

Tesla confirmed it will hold a Cybercab event in Austin on September 3, promoting it with a poster that reads “Exclusive Access: Cybercab.” It’s an invite-only affair for the top scorers in its Robotaxi rider sweepstakes, and Tesla says it will livestr…

Tesla says FSD v15 is a ‘step-change,’ Optimus sells in 2027
Tesla says FSD v15 is a ‘step-change,’ Optimus sells in 2027

Tesla laid out an updated timeline for Full Self-Driving, its Cybercab, and the Optimus robot in a recent meeting with JPMorgan at its Fremont factory. The bank walked away with claims that FSD v15 is a “step-change,” that today’s HW4 computer can hand…