Tesla’s Cybercab goes into production — so why is Musk tapping the brakes?

NewsCloseNewsPosts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. TechCloseTechPosts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. The billionaire CEO is starting to realize that he needs to solve autonomy before he can have a robotaxi business. The billionaire CEO is starting to realize that he needs to solve autonomy before he can have a robotaxi business. Andrew J. HawkinsCloseAndrew J. HawkinsTransportation editorPosts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. ShareGiftImage: Cath Virginia / The Verge, TeslaAndrew J. HawkinsCloseAndrew J. HawkinsPosts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Tesla’s Cybercab is now in production at the company’s Gigafactory in Austin, Texas, but Elon Musk is sounding unusually cautious about the rollout. The robotaxi’s start of production was announced Thursday on X, with Tesla posting a video shot from inside a steering wheel-less Cybercab as it drove out of the factory with the caption, “Purpose built for autonomy.” The company made a few initial Cybercabs back in February, but continuous production only started this month. But with the company’s robotaxi plans creeping along much slower than expected, many Tesla watchers are left scratching their heads about the future — especially as Musk reins in his bombastic tone. In an earnings call this week, Musk sounded uncharacteristical