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Sep 4, 2026

Elon Musk launches steering wheel-free Tesla Cybercabs in Austin

Tesla deployed dozens of autonomous Cybercabs without steering wheels or brake pedals onto Austin, Texas streets on Thursday, marking a major test of whether Americans will embrace fully driverless vehicles. The gold-colored robotaxis feature butterfly doors and seat two passengers.

Sep 4, 2026·4 sources

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▪Tesla trails self-driving taxi leader Waymo, which has deployed more than 4,000 unsupervised autonomous vehicles across 14 cities.
▪United States regulators are investigating Tesla's self-driving software over crashes in low-visibility conditions, traffic violations, and failure to report crashes promptly.
▪Tesla posted its second consecutive annual decline in vehicle sales and a plunge in profits in 2025, losing its top EV seller crown to BYD.

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Robo-taxis Autonomous vehicles

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