Overview
- Recent social-media sightings and a company display show Cybercabs fitted with SpaceX’s Starlink terminals are now operating on public roads in Texas, confirming Tesla has started fitting the hardware into production units.
- Production of the two-seat, wheel- and pedal-free Cybercab began at Gigafactory Texas in April, and initial vehicles have been used as test mules in a variety of climates and states to validate performance.
- Tesla has launched a rider lottery and, according to reporting, told employees to prepare for a public launch event in Austin later this month, but public rides have not yet started and the event remains unconfirmed by the company.
- The Cybercab is designed to run solely on Tesla’s Full Self-Driving software, and Starlink is presented as both a rider amenity for streaming and an operational link for remote support and fleet connectivity.
- If public trials proceed, this staged rollout will test Tesla’s plan to scale a driverless robotaxi network and could change urban mobility by offering always-connected autonomous rides, with broader Starlink integration across Tesla’s lineup signaled as a later goal.