Tesla Cybercab has a hidden virtual joystick to drive it manually

Tesla Cybercab's Backup Steering Wheel Is A Giant On-Screen Joystick

An internal service menu reveals that Tesla still has a backup way to steer the Cybercab: a giant on-screen D-Pad accessible from a service menu.

Tesla Cybercab doesn’t have any manual controls — but it does have a virtual joystick

The Tesla Cybercab is notable for what it lacks, namely a steering wheel and pedal. By design, there is no way for this vehicle to be manually controlled - or so we thought. Less than a week after the Cybercab was officially launched in Austin, Texas, some riders have discovered the Cybercab's secret manual controls […]

Tesla Cybercab has a hidden virtual joystick to drive it manually

A Tesla Cybercab rider found something in the robotaxi: a manual driving mode. When he got in, the touchscreen was showing a virtual joystick to drive the car by hand. Tesla built the Cybercab with no steering wheel and no pedals. But it apparently still has a way to drive it manually, and you do it by dragging a finger across a screen. more…

Cybercab Shows Two Riders Its Manual-Drive Controls on Cabin Screen

Two passengers hailing Tesla's Cybercab in Austin within days of its public launch found the car arrive with its service interface on the cabin screen: a virtual joystick for driving the vehicle manually, with buttons for stop, horn and closing the doors, in place of the rider display, according to videos both posted on X.