Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveiled the fully autonomous Cybercab at the automaker’s We Robot event Thursday night.
Kicking things off, the Cybercab—which Musk also referred to as the “Robotaxi”—is a two-door coupe that Musk claims will hit production before 2027 and will have a market price of under $30,000. Though the CEO himself admitted his promised deadlines aren’t always a lock.
“I tend to be a little optimistic with timeframes,” Musk said.
Information on the self-driving coupe is slim, but there are some noteworthy details. First off, it doesn’t have a charge port. Musk said this car will be juiced up completely by inductive charging. Also, it lacks pedals and a steering wheel, which means even though it has a sporty coupe design, this thing won’t be built for driving enjoyment.
The Cybercab also gets butterfly doors, fully shielded wheel covers for each wheel, and a body that looks somewhat similar to that of the long out-of-production Volkswagen XL1. The front end has a design similar to the Model 3 but features a single body-spanning lightbar akin to the Cybertruck.
Musk says that he believes the car’s self-driving tech, which will also be available on Model 3s and Model Ys, will be anywhere between 10 to 30 times safer than a human driver once it’s deployed.
Further details, such as performance specs and other features, were not disclosed.
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