Tesla Cybercab Braille Features Draw Praise at Nevada Hearing

A Federation of the Blind member told Nevada regulators this week that Tesla’s Cybercab already feels like a breakthrough for riders who often get passed over by ride-hailing apps, after she sat in the robotaxi during the same stretch of meetings.

Speaking at the Nevada Transportation Authority general session, Mona said Braille is built into the cabin in a way she has not seen elsewhere, the companion app is easy to use, and there is room to roll a wheelchair straight in. She contrasted that with Uber and Lyft drivers who sometimes drive past when they see a cane or a service dog. With Cybercab, she said, the vehicle does not know whether a rider is blind or using a wheelchair—it only knows someone needs a ride.

“Just sitting in it, how comfortable it is, just knowing something is accessible—it’s the most amazing thing out there,” she told the panel.

Tesla Cybercab engineering lead Eric, who also appeared in the session, framed accessibility as a core design target. The company has integrated Braille into Cybercab, is adding grab and support points for getting in and out, and set the seat height to match a standard wheelchair so transfers are simpler. The dramatic door geometry, he said, is meant to clear the way for a wheelchair instead of blocking it.

Eric also said Tesla is working on a wheelchair-accessible vehicle of the future aimed at the roughly 2% of people who rely on a wheelchair or face similar mobility limits, calling that unlock a major product opportunity alongside unsupervised robotaxi service.

Nevada, which recently cleared Tesla to deploy up to 5,000 robotaxis, remains one of the states watching how robotaxi rules and public testimony collide as Tesla pushes Cybercab toward broader deployment, including the company’s Exclusive Access Event in Austin on September 3.