Elon Musk has shared new footage on X showcasing the Cybercab driving itself out of Giga Texas. The brief clip captures a couple of the gold-painted robotaxis exiting the factory doors, navigating the outdoor logistics lots while following street signs, executing tight turns, and blending into active factory traffic — all entirely unassisted.
Cybercab driving itself out of the GigaTexas factory pic.twitter.com/EwAMVVDjYy
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 28, 2026
Responding to Musk's post, Tesla’s AI chief, Ashok Elluswamy, teased that the Cybercab could begin commercial Robotaxi operations very soon. He even revealed where these purpose-built autonomous vehicles are heading first, writing, "Soon it’ll be driving itself in to Austin city, reporting for duty!"
Elluswamy's comments indicate that Tesla is not only closing in on Cybercab deployment but that Austin will likely be the debut market where the next-gen vehicle will officially join the fleet.
Factory Automation: Built Into Tesla's DNA
While seeing an unmanned Cybercab cruise out of a factory is exciting, this functionality builds directly on previous automation that Tesla has already established at its facilities.
Tesla is building the Cybercab at Gigafactory Texas, where Model Ys have been driving themselves off the production line for quite some time now. In fact, the company already achieved a world-first by autonomously delivering a Model Y from Giga Texas straight to a local customer's doorstep last year. Tesla has also achieved similar automation internationally; vehicles also drive themselves off the line at Giga Berlin.
The progression to the Cybercab shows how Tesla’s autonomy-first fleet is designed to manage its own physical distribution right from birth.
Production Ramps Up as Regulatory Paths Clear
This video drops at a critical operational moment in the Cybercab’s life. Tesla officially kicked off mass production last month, and we've already seen fleets of Cybercab units sitting in outbound staging lots at Giga Texas.
Tesla also expanded its unsupervised Robotaxi service to Dallas and Houston last month, offering fully autonomous rides with no safety driver (or even monitor) onboard. With mass production well underway and public road testing ongoing, Cybercabs could start operating commercially on the streets very soon.
We’ve seen a mix of steering wheel-less Cybercabs and units with steering wheels coming off the line, with Tesla previously stating it has a Plan B to add steering wheels and pedals if required by law. However, their regulatory path in Texas may have just gotten a bit smoother.
Tesla recently self-certified its FSD-driven vehicles as SAE Level 4-compliant in Texas under a newly enacted state autonomous vehicle statute. By utilizing state-level self-certification, Tesla may be able to bypass traditional federal logjams. Combined with Elluswamy’s comments, it looks like Austin is officially positioned to become the flagship launchpad for Tesla's driverless commercial revolution.
