Cybercab's $29,990 price tweak gets tweaked

Tesla has started sending invitations to order Cybercab for personal use to selected customers. The vehicle is sold for $29,990. However, unless you pay the $299 monthly "Autonomy Subscription" (autonomous driving subscription), the vehicle does not move.

What does it say on the Cybercab order page?

Tesla's official Robotaxi account announced the invitations from X on Friday. Screenshots of the order page and invitation email were also shared.

On the page, the Cybercab's price is $29,990 before taxes. Estimated delivery is December 2026 in Austin, Texas. Cybercab order requires a non-refundable $1,000 deposit.

The subscription option is pre-selected on the order page. One month free, then $299 per month. The small print note reads: "Subscription and regular vehicle maintenance required to operate vehicle." The footnote in the email echoes the same: it does not work without a subscription and is only available in supported service areas.

What is known about the vehicle has not changed:

two seats

21 inch central touch screen

20.1 cubic feet of trunk volume

No steering wheel and pedals

Tesla introduces the vehicle as "fully autonomous" and says that the journey will be managed from the application.

Musk said "under $30,000" for Cybercab in the presentation in 2024. The sticker price holds this. But an annual subscription costs $3,588. So that totals about $47,600 over five years, and that doesn't include insurance, maintenance, taxes and charging.

Cybercab order only in Texas and Florida

Tesla Robotaxi service is available in eight cities. Austin, Dallas, Houston, Fort Worth and San Antonio in Texas, and Miami, Orlando and Tampa in Florida. On the other hand, Cybercab can only work in these regions.

Independent follower Koby Pierce tried thousands of addresses on the Robotaxi app. The areas where Tesla actually picks up and drops off passengers are only 59 percent to 78 percent of the posted limits in the six cities it controls. In Austin, where deliveries will be made, the rate is about 59 percent.

Railroad crossings are one big reason for this. In Houston, the creator of Robotaxi Tracker saw the app predict about 40 minutes for two blocks downtown. The vehicle looked like it was trying to get around the crossings. Tesla also lists the San Antonio airport as within its borders, but does not provide service there.

Uncertainty remains on the regulatory front

NHTSA, the US traffic safety agency, asked Tesla to prove under oath how a pedal-free vehicle meets federal standards requiring brake pedals. Tesla responded on October 30 and requested that the entire response be kept confidential. NHTSA has not decided yet. Tesla began selling the vehicle to consumers anyway.

Cybercab uses the same AI4 computer as today's Model Y. Tesla operates unsupervised Model Y Robotaxies in the same areas. However, Model Y owners who paid for "Full Self-Driving" did not receive this feature. Tesla is delaying this until approximately the second quarter of 2027.

First deliveries will be made in Austin in December 2026. Cybercab order requires $1,000 deposit; The first month subscription is free, after which it costs $299 per month.