First Tesla Cybercab Rolls Off Production Line at Giga Texas

The first Cybercab has rolled off the production line at Gigafactory Texas, marking a key step toward Tesla’s autonomous plans. The company shared the milestone on X, posting a photo from the end of the manufacturing line with the caption: "First Cybercab off the production line at Giga Texas".

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This milestone moves the purpose-built robotaxi from trials to initial production. Tesla is expected to gradually ramp manufacturing as it prepares for volume production, which is slated to begin in April.

The Backbone of the Robotaxi Network

The Cybercab is a two-seat, all-electric vehicle designed to anchor Tesla’s Robotaxi network, which recently started offering fully unsupervised rides in Austin. Unlike the rest of Tesla’s lineup, it is built for high-utilization ride-hailing rather than traditional personal ownership.

While owners will eventually be able to add their own Tesla vehicles to the Robotaxi fleet, the Cybercab will serve as the core platform to scale the service quickly. Because it is optimized for autonomy, Tesla engineers have said the vehicle will have roughly half as many parts as a Model 3, helping keep costs low and production fast.

Real-World Testing and Validation

Before entering production, the Cybercab underwent extensive real-world validation testing. Prototypes have been seen operating on public streets in Texas, California, and New York. Tesla also put the vehicle through harsh winter testing in Buffalo and Alaska to confirm its camera-based system can handle snow, ice, and freezing temperatures.

Test vehicles currently include traditional driving controls, but the production version is expected to ship without a steering wheel, pedals, or side mirrors. Instead, it will rely entirely on Tesla’s Vision-based Full Self-Driving system.

Unlike other Tesla vehicles, the Cybercab is equipped with washers for all cameras (excluding the interior cabin camera) to ensure unhindered FSD functionality. The list includes the front bumper camera, repeater and B-pillar cameras, the rear camera, and the front cameras underneath the windshield.

Tesla has also kept a "Plan B" available, confirming it is willing to ship the Cybercab with a steering wheel and pedals if required by regulators to deploy the fleet at scale. For now, the focus remains on the innovative "unboxed" manufacturing process at Giga Texas as April approaches.