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Tesla Cybercab Launch for $29,990
Tesla offers select customers $29,990 Cybercabs with $299 monthly subscription.
In brief
Tesla offers select customers $29,990 Cybercabs with $299 monthly subscription. Tesla invites select customers to buy Cybercabs for $29,990 with mandatory $299 monthly subscription starting December 2026. Originally reported by Startup Fortune.
Tesla Cybercab Offer
Tesla invites select customers to buy Cybercabs for $29,990 with $1,000 non-refundable order fee and $299 monthly subscription.
Delivery Timeline
Estimated deliveries start in December 2026 in Austin, Texas.
Subscription Cost
The $299 monthly subscription costs $3,588 annually or 41 cents per hour.
NHTSA Probe
NHTSA opened a probe into Tesla's self-certification of Cybercabs without steering wheels.
Regulatory Challenges
Tesla self-certified 45 Cybercabs in Texas under new rules but faces federal safety scrutiny.
Comparison to Waymo
Waymo charges $12.10 per trip while Tesla's Cybercab costs $7.77 for test rides.
Business Model Shift
Tesla sells hardware cheaply while keeping software revenue through monthly subscriptions.
What it means
Tesla invites select customers to buy Cybercabs for $29,990 with mandatory $299 monthly subscription starting December 2026.
