Tesla, Inc. (TSLA.US) Cybercab opens limited pre-orders: priced at $29,990, with an additional $299 monthly fee required for operation

Tesla, Inc. (TSLA.US) has invited select customers to reserve the Cybercab, taking a step toward launching this driverless model to ordinary consumers. The two-seat vehicle, which has no steering wheel or pedals, initially launched in Austin as part of Tesla, Inc.'s Robotaxi autonomous ride-hailing fleet. Tesla, Inc. announced on X on Friday that the Cybercab will now be deployed in limited quantities within supporting service areas. Ashok Elluswamy, Tesla, Inc.'s head of AI, said in a separate X post that the Cybercab can achieve unsupervised autonomous driving in all areas covered by the Tesla, Inc. Robotaxi fleet. Previously, Tesla, Inc. had only opened an expression-of-interest registration channel to fleet operators, not to individual owners. Matt Holm, president of the Tesla, Inc. Austin Owners Club, posted a screenshot of an email showing that he completed a reservation after receiving an invitation: the vehicle is priced at $29,990, and owners must also pay a $299 monthly subscription fee to use the vehicle normally. It is currently unclear whether regulators will block Tesla, Inc. from delivering driverless cars to individuals. The day after the model was unveiled in September, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) launched an investigation to examine the processes and technical data on which Tesla, Inc. relied to self-certify that the model complies with all federal safety standards.