Tesla's Cybercab has a confirmed starting price: $25,000. That number, circulating widely after a post from Whole Mars Catalog, aligns with what Elon Musk stated during Tesla's Q3 2024 earnings call — refining an earlier 'under $30,000' figure first floated at the vehicle's October 2024 unveiling. For a fully autonomous, two-passenger EV with no steering wheel or pedals, it's a number that will get a lot of people paying attention.
To put the $25,000 figure in context: Musk has described it as roughly the cost to produce the vehicle, and the price point it will occupy as a car without traditional driver controls. In February 2026, he went a step further, confirming Tesla intends to sell a consumer version of the Cybercab for $30,000 or less before 2027. The $25,000 figure appears to represent the floor — the entry point for the robotaxi-spec configuration.
The Cybercab was first revealed at Tesla's 'We, Robot' event on October 10, 2024. It's designed from the ground up for full autonomy: no steering wheel, no pedals, two seats, and inductive wireless charging. It runs entirely on Tesla's Full Self-Driving software. At $25,000, Tesla is positioning it well below the cost of a new Model 3, which makes the math interesting both for individual buyers and for fleet operators building out autonomous ride-hailing networks.
Whether that price holds through to production — and when exactly production begins — remains the open question. But $25,000 for a purpose-built autonomous vehicle would be a genuinely disruptive number if Tesla can deliver on it.
Marcus covers Tesla's software releases, FSD rollouts, and OTA changes. Background in automotive engineering. Based in Austin.
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