The official integration of the Cybercab into the company's ride hailing software coincides with sightings of the vehicle in downtown Austin. Updated terms of service in the Tesla app prohibit passengers under 13 years old from riding in a Cybercab, while the Model Y robotaxi maintains an 8 year age minimum. These vehicles lack steering wheels and pedals, marking the first public deployment of the specific autonomy hardware in Texas.
Recent unsupervised Model Y robotaxi rides in Austin cost $27.25 for a sequence of four trips totaling 8 miles over 50 minutes, compared to a $33 20 minute trip using traditional ride share services. CEO Elon Musk describes the incoming fleet expansion as a "storm of Cybercabs" ahead of a scheduled launch event to showcase the autonomous vehicles.
Key sources
- SOURCE@sawyermerritt“Minors under the age of 13 are not permitted in a Cybercab robotaxi vehicle”x.com
- SUPPORT@sawyermerritt“All of the Cybercabs in these clips have no steering wheels or pedals”x.com
- SUPPORT@sawyermerritt“Unsupervised Model Y Robotaxi ride #2”x.com
- SUPPORT@sawyermerritt“totaling 50 minutes and 8 miles of travel for a combined $27.25”x.com
- SUPPORT@sawyermerritt“A Storm of Cybercabs”x.com
- SOURCE@sawyermerritt“total number of vehicles registered to 420, according to the Texas DMV”x.com
- SUPPORT@sawyermerritt“sit in the back seat of a car that I own, while nobody is in the front seats”x.com
- SUPPORT@vector__news“Waymo has driven 220 million”x.com