NHTSA opens probe into Tesla's steering-wheel-free Cybercab hours after Austin launch
LexiLove · x · 2026-09-04
Hours after Tesla put its first production Cybercabs—vehicles with no steering wheel or pedals—on public roads in Austin, NHTSA opened an investigation.
- Federal safety rules require manual controls like brake pedals, though the DOT recently proposed waiving them for vehicles designed to be autonomous.
- NHTSA administrator Jonathan Morrison said the agency supports safe AV deployment but must ensure laws are followed.
- The probe sets up a key test of US autonomous-vehicle regulation as exemption rules remain pending.
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