Independent reporting and analysis. Cybercab Collective is not associated with Tesla, Inc.
CYBERCAB COLLECTIVE · NEWS & PERSPECTIVE
Tesla, Cybercab and the opportunities taking shape for smaller fleet owners. News, practical context and the Collective perspective.
Our editorial approach ↗Cybercab is Tesla’s purpose-built two-seat vehicle. Robotaxi is its passenger service. FSD (Supervised) is a consumer driving-assistance product that requires active driver supervision. The names are connected, but they describe different parts of the autonomy effort.
Read the storyA safety driver sits at the driving controls and can take over. An in-car safety monitor may sit elsewhere as part of a service’s oversight arrangement. Rider-only describes a trip without either an onboard operator or monitor.
Read the storyTesla is testing vehicles in Austin without in-car safety monitors during December. The development concerns a new operating configuration, moving beyond the cabin staffing used in the earlier pilot.
Read the storyTesla’s third-quarter update discusses FSD v14 and its connection to the company’s broader autonomy work. The disclosure places consumer software development within a larger effort that also includes passenger services.
Read the storyTesla says a Model Y has traveled autonomously from its factory to a customer. The June 27 delivery tests a use of autonomy beyond carrying a paying passenger through a ride-hailing service.
Read the storyTesla’s first-quarter update discusses the rollout of FSD v12, advancing its supervised consumer driving system. The software development is part of the company’s wider effort to improve how vehicles respond to roads and traffic.
Read the storyTesla has begun a limited rollout of Full Self-Driving Beta to selected owners. The release brings developing driving software into customer vehicles under active driver supervision.
Read the storyTesla has announced new hardware intended to support future self-driving capability. The development places more of the technical foundation for autonomy inside vehicles being built, while software development and approval remain separate steps.
Read the story