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US Watchdog Opens Probe Into Tesla's Cybercab Self-Certification
The audit will examine whether Tesla’s self-certification of the steering-wheel-free Cybercab complies with federal safety rules as 45 vehicles begin rides.
- On September 3, Tesla launched public Cybercab rides in Austin, Texas, debuting a fleet of 45 two-seater vehicles operating within a strictly limited pickup zone.
- Tesla bypassed the standard exemption process for autonomous vehicles by self-certifying its Cybercab as compliant with federal safety standards, avoiding the 2,500-vehicle cap imposed on competitors.
- NHTSA Administrator Jonathan Morrison said the agency "fully supports the safe development and deployment of automated vehicles" while auditing roughly 1,000 Cybercabs, citing Amazon's Zoox precedent that took four years to clear.
- Tesla's 45 Cybercabs remain a rounding error compared to Waymo's 988 registered vehicles, while the launch event itself remained unusually subdued with no public livestream or keynote staging.
- Tesla is sending display units to Hong Kong, Tokyo, Beijing, and Shanghai this month, though production remains throttled by capacity limits on 4680 battery cells despite earlier volume-production targets.
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NHTSA Investigates Tesla Cybercab Safety Self-Certification for Driverless Robotaxi
NHTSA has opened an investigation into Tesla's self-certification of the Cybercab robotaxi's safety, questioning whether internal testing adequately addresses edge cases for a vehicle without steering wheel or pedals. The probe highlights ongoing tensions between Tesla's rapid innovation approach and traditional regulatory oversight for autonomous systems.
Tesla launches Cybercab as driverless ambitions face regulatory test
Tesla has begun commercialising its long-promised Cybercab robotaxi in Austin, Texas, taking another step towards its ambition of turning autonomous read more Tesla launches Cybercab as driverless ambitions face regulatory test
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