Tesla Cybercab launch hits Austin at scale: steering-wheel-free robotaxis now earning revenue
EricETesla · x · 2026-09-06
Rider robmaurer describes Tesla's Cybercab rollout in Austin as a true launch, not an unveiling: a domestically mass-produced, affordable autonomous EV with no steering wheel is now open to the public and generating revenue. Earlier trips felt like a test network; Cybercabs are now everywhere across the city, and he mocks the outlook for competing Waymos.
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