Tesla has reached a major milestone in its autonomous vehicle production as the first Cybercab units begin rolling off the assembly line, by themselves. In a video shared by CEO Elon Musk on X, a production-ready Cybercab was filmed driving itself completely autonomously out of the Gigafactory Texas facility.
The short clip shows the gold-finished Cybercab navigating the factory exit entirely on its own. Notably, the vehicle features no steering wheel, pedals, or manual driving controls, reflecting Tesla’s vision for a fully autonomous transportation network.
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Tesla engineers and executives quickly celebrated the production milestone online. Yun-Ta Tsai, a member of Tesla’s AI team, congratulated the company’s factory, vehicle program, software, and systems teams for achieving the milestone. Ashok Elluswamy, Tesla’s Director of Autopilot Software, added that the vehicles will soon be driving themselves straight into Austin to begin robotaxi service.
This is not the first time Tesla has shown off its vehicles exiting factories on their own. But it’s so cool when it’s the purpose-built Cybercab, meant for self-driving.
The self-driving exit marks the transition of the Cybercab from a concept vehicle to an active production model at Giga Texas, as Tesla prepares to deploy the dedicated autonomous vehicles for public road testing and eventual commercial service.
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