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Unsupervised Cybercabs are already driving Austin streets ahead of the September 3 launch
Tesla launches the production Cybercab in Austin on September 3, 2026, at an invite-only event for top scorers in its Robotaxi rider sweepstakes, livestreamed publicly. The vehicle has no steering wheel and no pedals, making it Tesla's first built purely for autonomy, and it joins the modified Model Y robotaxi fleet already running in Austin. An r/singularity thread at 457 upvotes and 322 comments collected sightings of Cybercabs driving Austin streets with nobody inside in the days before launch, corroborated by video reporting from Tesla Oracle on August 31.
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