Tesla's Cybercab had a rocky first month in Austin. Now comes the hard part: expanding
Elon Musk's effort to move beyond auto sales largely relies on the success of his company's Cybercab, which launched in Austin a month ago.


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Elon Musk's effort to move beyond auto sales largely relies on the success of his company's Cybercab, which launched in Austin a month ago.

The company says it won't draw on the new debt facilities this year, as it has already planned at least $25 billion in capital expenditures.

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The US government is investigating whether the Cybercab, which lacks a steering wheel and pedals, meets vehicle safety standards.

The probe comes after Tesla on Thursday began commercial deployment of a small number of the two-seater Cybercab and said it planned to gradually expand the se…

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The investigation was launched just a few hours after Tesla put the first production Cybercabs on the road in Austin.

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"No steering wheel, no pedals," Tesla teased on X before the launch.

The company published a form on its website Thursday soliciting info from people who are interested in "Cybercab fleet vehicle purchasing."


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