Tesla's steering-wheel-free CyberCab nears a late-July/August Austin launch as its emergency specs debut in a First Responder Plan, while FSD14 Lite for legacy hardware cements its robotaxi pivot.
Tesla is accelerating toward a fully autonomous future, with behavioral testing of the steering-wheel-free CyberCab now underway and launch in Austin expected by late July or August. The vehicle's finalized specifications are revealed through a newly published First Responder Plan, covering emergency procedures like power cutoff, a 48V electrical system, heavy gullwing doors with manual release, and a backup 12V terminal. Tesla is also rolling out FSD14 Lite to older AI3 hardware, a major engineering feat using model distillation to bring near-feature parity to legacy vehicles. These moves underscore Tesla's shift from a car company to a robotics and robotaxi leader, with the CyberCab's public road testing generating excitement and signaling that launch is extremely close.
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