At Tesla’s October 21, 2026, earnings call, vice president of vehicle engineering Lars Moravy said the company was trying to get Cybercabs to customers by the end of the year, starting small. He used the broad term “customers” without naming a buyer type; Elon Musk said most Cybercabs would remain Tesla-owned and operate as transport-as-a-service.
What Tesla said about Cybercab deliveries
Moravy described a future delivery target, not a completed rollout. He said Tesla wanted to learn about delivery, ownership and fleet management by putting autonomous vehicles into customers’ hands. At the time, Cybercabs coming off Tesla’s Texas production line were headed to the company’s internal Robotaxi fleet.
Tesla shared its Q3 earnings call in a post on October 21.
Most Cybercabs are intended for Tesla’s Robotaxi fleet
Musk said the vast majority of Cybercabs would be Tesla-owned and offered as transport-as-a-service: a ride service in which Tesla retains ownership of most vehicles. That fleet-first plan gives context to Moravy’s use of “customers,” without identifying those customers as individual buyers or fleet operators.
A video by Nacho de viaje documents one app-requested Cybercab ride in Austin, including the vehicle’s upward-opening doors and a cabin without a steering wheel or pedals. It shows the ride-service side of Tesla’s plans in practice.
A separate target concerns customer vehicles joining Robotaxi
Tesla executive Ashok Elluswamy gave a tentative target of around the second quarter of 2027 for some customer vehicles to join the Robotaxi fleet. That plan concerns customer-owned cars, such as Model Y vehicles, joining the network. It is separate from Moravy’s target for Cybercabs to reach customers by the end of 2026.
NHTSA’s Cybercab review
On September 4, 2026, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced an Audit Query into Tesla’s self-certification of the Cybercab. The agency said it was examining the technical data and processes behind that certification, including how standards apply to a vehicle without traditional human controls. NHTSA also said existing standards remained in force while it worked on updates.
For more background, see NeoTeo’s earlier coverage of the NHTSA review and the agency’s announcement.
