Tesla invites select customers to order a $29,990 Cybercab for personal use in Texas and Florida

Tesla has begun inviting select customers to order its Cybercab for personal use, the company's Robotaxi account said late Friday, according to a ZeroHedge report. The two-seat vehicle has no steering wheel and no pedals. The listed price is $29,990, plus a $299-a-month Autonomy Subscription. Invitees must place a $1,000 nonrefundable deposit. Operation is limited to Tesla's existing Robotaxi service areas in Texas and Florida.

The terms, as summarized by Tesla investor Sawyer Merritt from the subscription agreement, restrict the car to personal use and bar commercial operation. Owners may not add wraps, window tint, or different wheels except through Tesla or an authorized provider. Three or more safety strikeouts can trigger a one-week suspension in which the vehicle may be unable to operate. Manual movement is limited to touchscreen controls at up to 2 mph, for short maneuvers rather than public-road driving. The car can drive itself, without passengers, to a Tesla service center and return.

The offer sits against a public wager by technology reviewer Marques Brownlee that Tesla's stage promise — a two-seat robotaxi with no driver, wheel, or pedals, sold to ordinary buyers for about $30,000 before the end of 2026 — would not be met. An invitation to selected buyers at $29,990 is not general retail availability. Electrek's Fred Lambert noted that unsupervised Model Y robotaxis already operate in the same geofenced areas on the same AI4 computer, and asked why owners who paid for Full Self-Driving do not receive that unsupervised use.

The buyer gets a stated price under $30,000 and a vehicle that can move itself to service. The costs are a monthly subscription, a nonrefundable deposit, a Texas-and-Florida operating limit, and responsibility for insurance, registration, parking, charging, and cleaning. Tesla gains a paying owner inside a network it already runs, while keeping control of modifications and of where the car may drive. The other documented party is the Full Self-Driving customer, whose paid software does not, on this record, confer the same unsupervised operation.