The Tesla Cybercab has landed in Texas. The American EV manufacturer recently held an event to launch the car in Austin, Texas, with the new autonomous vehicles entering service. Judging by a video shared on X, Tesla is not going to do this by halves either.
Footage shared on X by Ken Synopsis has shown a storage facility full of Tesla vehicles. What makes this stand out is that it appears to be mostly full of examples of the new Cybercab. They are denoted by the gold livery and the unusual wheel design.
The footage was originally shared by Aryan Butala on X, and it showed the storage facility located in Houston. Among them were a few examples of the Tesla Robotaxi, which utilizes the regular Model Y but is modified to accommodate the autonomous driving software, with the service launching in Austin in 2025.
The Cybercab, meanwhile, is a bespoke Tesla EV designed solely for autonomous transportation. These vehicles have been spotted in testing for some time, and do not have steering wheels, pedals, or side mirrors, and use cameras to make their way around, rather than radar and lidar.
The Video Shows That Cybercabs Are on the Way
Houston Cybercab/Robotaxi lot is packed today! pic.twitter.com/rYCdak3SQg
— Aryan Butala (@butala_aryan) September 19, 2026
The vast number of Cybercabs and Robotaxis seen in the video is a clear indicator that Tesla is pushing on with its autonomous ride-hailing services. According to Butala, some of these vehicles have Starlink fitted, whereas others are normal and ready for integration into the Cybercab/Robotaxi network. A few of them are validation rigs, so these examples will not enter service.
However, one interesting thing brought up was that, at the time of writing, all of these vehicles still have their steering wheels in them. That would suggest they are not quite ready to enter fully autonomous service, although Tesla can, of course, remove those when the time is right. Many self-driving taxi services such as Waymo have required safety drivers in the car for an initial period to ensure that the taxis do operate as they should.
The Cybercab is one of the most distinctive vehicles Tesla has ever made. It has an incredibly clean and smooth aesthetic, and the company has finished them in gold with a striking wheel design. They certainly look the part, and X was full of people posting first-ride videos after the launch event, which took place in Austin on September 3rd. After that event, the number of unique Cybercabs and Robotaxis carrying passengers in Austin spiked past 100 for the first time.
How Has the Cybercab Launch Gone So Far?
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A recent report from Elektrek stated that the active robotaxi fleet in Austin has already fallen to just over eight vehicles in the past seven days. Roughly the same number as when Tesla launched the Robotaxi service in June 2025. The fact that these Cybercabs and Robotaxis still seem to have their steering wheels in them, based on what Butala said, suggests the company isn’t 100 percent confident that it is a service ready for massive expansion.
What will be truly fascinating is how many of these Robotaxis and Cybercabs currently stored in Houston, Texas, actually make it into public service. A lof ot the testing vehicles may simply be scrapped or used for spares. However, with so many clearly visible, the chances are that most of these will be put to work.