Tesla Cybercab In Austin

Benzinga

A Tesla Cybercab was spotted testing on Austin streets amid ongoing robotaxi trials, as regulatory scrutiny grows and it remains unclear whether the vehicle was fully autonomous.

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00:00It's Benzinga bringing Wall Street to Main Street

00:02A Tesla cybercab was spotted testing on Austin streets after images shared on X showed a

00:07gold cybercab with Texas plates driving in the city.

00:10Tesla did not respond to Benzinga's request for comment.

00:13The sighting follows reports of a Model Y rob a taxi operating autonomously in Austin,

00:18which Elon Musk later confirmed was part of ongoing testing.

00:22Dan O'Dowd posted a separate video showing a cybercab with California plates driven manually

00:27with a steering wheel and pedals criticizing the design.

00:30The cybercab shown in O'Dowd's video has California plates was first seen last month and is not

00:35the same unit spotted in Austin, though it is unclear whether a human drove the Austin vehicle.

00:40Tesla board chair Robin Denholm said it could build cybercabs with controls to meet regulations.

00:46The update comes as Tesla faces a 30-day California license suspension tied to marketing language.

00:52sales fell 4.62% at market close on Thursday before rising after hours.

00:57For all things money, visit Benzinga.com.

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