Fans take first rides inside Tesla’s new Cybercab robotaxi and show how epic it is to experience
- Tesla’s Cybercab was announced last night
- A couple of fans were able to give them a try
- Needless to say, they weren’t disappointed
Published on Oct 11, 2024 at 5:37 PM (UTC+4)
by Mark McGowan
Last updated on Oct 11, 2024 at 5:38 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Tom Wood
Tesla’s eagerly anticipated ‘robotaxi’ – or Cybercab – has finally been unveiled after months of waiting.
The Cybercab brought Elon Musk right to the stage at Tesla’s We, Robot event, introducing itself to the world in doing so.
With its styling reminiscent of the Cybertruck, as well as ‘butterfly’ doors, the cab immediately catches the eye, a stark difference to what’s inside. Its interior is completely minimalistic, featuring no steering wheel or pedals, just one display on the dash and plenty of room for two people to ride in comfort.
Lucky fans at the Tesla event were able to grab the first rides in the Cybercab, experiencing what it’d be like to own one by being ferried around Warner Bros. Studios.
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Understandably, after seeing the entrance that Elon made, the fans were very excited to get inside the new vehicle, and shared their experience on X.
Whole Mars Catalog gave us a POV of riding in the cab, first showing us the up-front display.
He gets in to be greeted by the screen displaying options of where to go, with a pre-selected destination ready, as to avoid the car leaving the studios. He then looked through the further options on the screen, such as the ‘stop ride’ button, but more importantly, the games.
Cybercab has some great in-journey entertainment
Flicking through the game options, he noted that there’s the ‘usual games’, but then was particularly enthralled by the inclusion of Rocket League. After pausing to take a look at Rocket League he gave up and moved on, presumably as he’s pushed for time.
Next was the map, nothing too groundbreaking given it’s a feature we’re all aware of, but it was a cool 3D display showing the route and final destination.
All of that out of way, it was time for the ride.
The cameraman notes the leg room and how comfortable it is as the car pulls away.
While driving, they point out how Tesla cleverly had other Cybercabs and Model Ys driving around, as well as people freely roaming the streets, in order to create a more accurate real-life scenario for the cab.
Another to have their first ride was Nic Cruz Patane, who also shared his experience to X.
Smooth driving is the order of the day
One thing in particular Nic was keen to keep mentioning was how smooth the ride was. What with there being no steering wheel or pedals, it’s fairly easy to forget that this, in essence, is a car. Although we’ll likely never have a review on its 0-60 time, or how it does on the Nurgburgring, it’d still be of interest to car fans as to how it drives. For now we’ll have to make do with Nic’s succinct review of “it’s so smooth,” but I guess that’ll do.
He does go on to show other features that appear in-car, however, such as an interior light, sun visors, cup holders, and, thankfully, ”windows”. He notes how the cab is “very reminiscent of Model 3 and Y. Very durable.”
It’s very impressive to see the Cybercab in action, but what’s most impressive is the predicted price of the car. Elon Musk estimated that it’d be available for less than $30,000, with an operating cost of around $0.30 per mile. It was also revealed to have an automated cleaning-system, using vacuums and UV sanitation to clean between rides.
We’ll still have to wait for them to go on sale, with a rollout expected to come in 2026.
