The Tesla Cybercab is going into production exactly as Tesla envisioned it: no steering wheel, no pedals, no fallback for a human driver. Whole Mars Catalog confirmed the design intent on X this week, and the verified production details back it up completely.
According to verified reports, production of the Cybercab officially began in April 2026 at Giga Texas, using Tesla's modular "Unboxed" manufacturing process. The two-door, two-passenger coupe is purpose-built around Tesla's vision-only FSD system — the cabin centers on a large display screen as the sole passenger interface, with no manual controls of any kind. Earlier prototypes were spotted with steering wheels and pedals, but those were engineering and regulatory test units only, never intended for customers.
The specs reinforce how seriously Tesla is treating this as an autonomous-first product. The Cybercab carries a 35 kWh battery pack, targets around 200 miles of range at an efficiency of 5.5 miles per kWh, and is aimed at a ~$25,000 price point with an estimated operating cost under $0.20 per mile. Long-term production ambitions are aggressive — Tesla has publicly targeted 2 million units per year, or roughly one vehicle every 10 seconds at full rate.
The ramp timeline currently points to a production scale-up in Q3–Q4 2026, with broader network deployment and private sales expected from 2027 onward. Removing the steering wheel isn't just a design statement — it's a regulatory and commercial bet that full autonomy will be legally and practically viable at scale before those dates arrive. That's the real question the Cybercab's production launch is now forcing regulators and the market to answer.
Marcus covers Tesla's software releases, FSD rollouts, and OTA changes. Background in automotive engineering. Based in Austin.
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