Tesla Sends Cybercabs to Houston as NHTSA Presses for Sworn Answers
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Tesla's Cybercab, a two-seater electric taxi without a steering wheel or pedals, has begun paying passengers in Austin and is now being tested in Houston. Tesla aims to expand the Cybercab into a wider network of robotic taxis.
Cybercab, a driverless taxi that began offering paid passenger transport in a limited area of Austin, Texas on September 3, has also begun testing in Houston. The test...
Tesla's driverless taxi, Cybercab, began testing in Houston after it began carrying paid passengers in Austin. NHTSA is reviewing the compliance of the vehicle with federal safety standards without steering wheels and pedals; the inspection does not constitute a violation of the standards.
Tesla Sends Cybercabs to Houston as NHTSA Presses for Sworn Answers
Tesla shipped roughly 45 Cybercabs and a wave of Model Y Robotaxis to a new hub in Houston this week, signaling it wants a second robotaxi city running before year-end. The move lands just as NHTSA's Special Order forces Tesla to explain, under sworn affidavit by September 30, how a vehicle with no steering wheel, pedals, or mirrors meets federal safety standards, with penalties reaching $139 million.
NHTSA Demands From Tesla What Makes The Cybercab “Street Legal” – AUTOJOSH
NHTSA is investigating whether Tesla used temporary controls to certify the Cybercab, questioning how a vehicle lacking a steering wheel and brake pedal complies with federal safety standards. The investigation of the Cybercab certification is to determine if the vehicle—which lacks a steering wheel and brake pedal—complies with federal safety standards. An order issued September [...]
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