Tesla began inviting “select customers” to order a Cybercab for personal use on Friday 13 November 2026, according to InsideEVs, Electrek and Teslarati, which describe a post from Tesla’s Robotaxi account on X and screenshots of the order page. The order page lists the two-seat vehicle at $29,990 before taxes and shows a $299 monthly Autonomy Subscription that Tesla’s fine print says is required to operate the car. This post reflects reporting as of 14 November 2026.

The offer

InsideEVs quotes the Tesla post as saying: “Select customers are now being invited to purchase Cybercab for personal use.” InsideEVs also reports that Tesla said initial availability is limited. Electrek, which reviewed the order page and invitation email screenshots that Tesla shared, reports these terms:

  • Price: $29,990 before taxes.
  • Deposit: $1,000, non-refundable.
  • Delivery: estimated December 2026, in Austin, Texas. InsideEVs says deliveries could begin as soon as next month.
  • Subscription: $299 a month, pre-checked on the order page, with the first month included. The fine print reads: “Subscription and regular vehicle maintenance required to operate.” The email carries the line: “Only available in supported service areas. Subscription required for operation.”

Electrek and paultan.org put the yearly subscription cost at $3,588, which matches 12 × $299 (Lens arithmetic). InsideEVs and Electrek say the Cybercab has two seats and no steering wheel or pedals. Both outlets say Tesla describes the car as fully autonomous and says owners can manage rides in the Tesla app.

Where it can operate

Electrek says the car can operate in Tesla’s Robotaxi service areas, which it lists as Austin, Dallas, Houston, Fort Worth and San Antonio in Texas, and Miami, Orlando and Tampa in Florida. Electrek also reports that an independent tracker, Koby Pierce, tested thousands of addresses in the Robotaxi app and found that accepted pickup and drop-off areas covered 59% to 78% of the advertised service areas in six cities, and about 59% in Austin. Paultan.org reports that Ashok Elluswamy, Tesla’s vice president of AI software, said on X that owners’ Cybercabs will drive unsupervised in the same areas as the Robotaxi service.

The National reports that deliveries are limited to Texas. Drive Tesla Canada says it presumes the first invitations are aimed at buyers in Austin; it does not cite Tesla for that.

Terms reported from the agreement

Tesla North reports on Tesla’s Autonomy Subscription Agreement (version 20261112) using screenshots and a 12-part summary posted on X by a user. It says Tesla has not published the full agreement on its official X accounts. According to that report, the vehicle is for personal, non-commercial use only. It cannot be used on Tesla’s Robotaxi service or on third-party ride-hailing, delivery or rental platforms unless Tesla authorises that in writing or enables it in the product. Operation outside Tesla-enabled service areas is prohibited and may be blocked technically. Modifications such as wraps, tint and wheel changes must go through Tesla or a Tesla-authorised provider, to the extent the law allows. Paultan.org adds that a separate Motor Vehicle Binding Order Agreement reportedly bars selling or transferring the car without Tesla’s written permission.

Regulatory status and open questions

Electrek reports that the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) ordered Tesla to show under oath that the car meets federal safety standards that require a brake pedal. Tesla answered on 30 October and asked that its response be kept confidential, and NHTSA has not ruled, according to Electrek. InsideEVs reports that federal exemptions for vehicles that do not meet those standards are capped at 2,500 vehicles a year.

The sources Lens read do not confirm how many customers were invited or how they were chosen; The National says this is unclear. InsideEVs says it is not clear when or whether sales will open to the general public. InsideEVs also says Tesla did not address whether owners could add a car to the Robotaxi fleet, while the agreement terms above, as reported, bar it unless Tesla permits. Teslarati and paultan.org report that Tesla executives said on the third-quarter earnings call that most Cybercabs would remain Tesla-owned and be used for ride-hailing.

Sources and notes

Sources: InsideEVs (updated 13 November 2026, 8:12 pm ET), Electrek, Teslarati, Tesla North and The National were read in full; paultan.org and Drive Tesla Canada were read in part. Tesla’s own Cybercab page (tesla.com/cybercab) returned an Access Denied error (403) and could not be opened. Lens did not open Tesla’s X post, the order-page screenshots or the invitation email; they are described only as reported by the outlets above. The agreement terms come from Tesla North’s and paultan.org’s descriptions of screenshots posted by a user on X, not from the document itself. Electrek’s article also contains an opinion section, which Lens does not use. Because Tesla’s site could not be opened, Lens could not check the order page, the agreement or any Tesla newsroom statement directly.

Image: A gold Tesla Cybercab traveling on Interstate 280 near Palo Alto, California, 19 September 2026. Photo: Daniel Lu (dllu) (CC BY-SA 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons; cropped.