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Cybercab (prototype series)
50 prototypes presented at the 2024 We, Robot event
Still being researched: full specifications. Everything shown is checked against the cited sources. Know more? Send us a source.
Photo: Daniel Lu (User:dllu) · CC BY-SA 4.0
Contents
01Overview
At a glance
- Built
- Not yet verified
- Years
- 2026
- Engine
- single permanent-magnet electric motor, front-mounted
- Power
- 163 kW / 222 PSFactory: 219 hp · converted
- Top speed
- Not yet verified
- Body
- Not yet verified
- Designer
- Ian Kettle
- In this archive
- Not yet verified
- Surviving
- Not yet verified
Sources and any conflicting figures are in the sections below.
Why it matters
The Cybercab is Tesla's two-seat autonomous car, built with no steering wheel, pedals or side mirrors for paid ride-hailing. Tesla presents it as a manufacturing change as much as a car, with body panels moulded in colour and no paint shop. Reviews note that current rules limit operation without driver controls in most places.
How rare is it?
Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.
Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.
Photos
Exterior, interior and detail photos with their licences.
Tesla Cybercab (prototype series) (Wikimedia Commons search)
Photo: Daniel Lu (User:dllu) · CC BY-SA 4.0
Tesla Cybercab (prototype series) (Wikimedia Commons search)
Photo: Dllu · CC BY-SA 4.0
Tesla Cybercab (prototype series) (Wikimedia Commons search)
Photo: Dllu · CC BY-SA 4.0
02Production & history
Production
Every figure says what it counts.
No production figures recorded yet.
History
Tesla unveiled the Cybercab in 2025 as a vehicle without a steering wheel or pedals, when its public robotaxi rides used midsize Model Y cars.
The first production unit came off the line at Gigafactory Texas on 17 February 2026. Tesla targeted volume production from April 2026, and it says its process has no paint shop.
Public rides started in Austin on 4 September 2026 through the Robotaxi app, inside a geofence covering most of downtown Austin. Texas records showed 45 Cybercabs registered in the Austin area. Tesla says the service will be limited to six cities in Texas and Florida.
Variants
How each version differs from the standard Cybercab (prototype series).
No variants documented yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
03Specifications
Technical specifications
Engine
| Engine family | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Engine code | Not yet verified |
| Layout | single permanent-magnet electric motor, front-mounted1,2 Registry reportedEPA filing as reported by the press. |
| Displacement | Not yet verified |
| Bore | Not yet verified |
| Stroke | Not yet verified |
| Compression ratio | Not yet verified |
| Fuel system | Not yet verified |
| Power | 163 kW / 222 PSFactory: 219 hp · converted1,2 Registry reportedEPA filing as reported by the press. |
| Power at | Not yet verified |
| Torque | Not yet verified |
Transmission & drivetrain
| Gearbox | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Gears | Not yet verified |
| Driven wheels | front2,1 Registry reportedS5 notes the same EPA document lists an all-wheel-drive test mode; front is taken from the regenerative braking source and the press description. |
Chassis, body & dimensions
| Chassis | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Front suspension | Not yet verified |
| Rear suspension | Not yet verified |
| Brakes | Not yet verified |
| Steering | Not yet verified |
| Body construction | Not yet verified |
| Materials | reaction-injection-moulded plastic body panels, unpainted, moulded in gold colour1,3 Independently researched |
| Wheelbase | Not yet verified |
| Length | Not yet verified |
| Width | Not yet verified |
| Height | Not yet verified |
| Front track | Not yet verified |
| Rear track | Not yet verified |
| Kerb weight | 1,412 kgFactory: 3,113 lb · converted2 Registry reportedCurb weight per EPA documents as reported. |
| Dry weight | Not yet verified |
Performance
| Maximum speed | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| 0–100 km/h | Not yet verified |
| Fuel tank | Not yet verified |
“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.
04Colours & options
Factory colours & interiors
Original paint and trim, with the number of cars in each where a source gives it.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Factory options & codes
Codes are shown exactly as written by the manufacturer.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
05Individual cars
Chassis register
Every documented car, with its colours, history and where it is now. Open a row for the full record. Known chassis are not automatically authenticated originals.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Competition history
Every race result of the individual cars, in date order. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Auction & sale history
Documented public sales of the individual cars. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
See one in person
Museums where an example of this car can be seen.
No example is documented on public display yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
06Reference
Identification guide
How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.
A production Cybercab has two seats, butterfly doors, and no steering wheel, accelerator, brake pedal, side mirrors or rearview display. Its body panels are moulded gold-coloured plastic and are not painted. It uses one permanent-magnet motor at the front, and its driving system relies on cameras rather than lidar or radar.
Sources
Each number links to the exact facts it supports.
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1
Tesla Cybercab First Look: No Steering Wheel! No Brake Pedal! No Problem? Level C Edward Loh, Jofel Tolosa · MotorTrend · 2026-09-04
- single, permanent-magnet electric motor that produces 219 horsepower
- produces 219 horsepower
- drives the front wheels
- body panels are molded out of gold-colored plastic
-
2
New Tesla Cybercab Specs Have Been Revealed in EPA Documents Level C Greg S. Fink · Car and Driver · 2026-06-15
- a 219-hp front-mounted electric motor
- a single electric motor that powers the front wheels
- a 3113-pound curb weight
-
3
Master Plan, Part Deux - Tesla's Cybercab Vision Enters Production Level C Jon Markman (contributor) · Forbes · 2026-04-16
- The Cybercab uses polyurethane body panels with embedded pigmentation
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