Musk: Cybercab Sales Are Going Nationwide, $299 Subscription 'Too High'

Musk says personal Cybercabs will be sold nationwide as regulators allow, and wants the required $299 Autonomy subscription closer to the ~$115 cost of FSD and Premium Connectivity.

Nehal Malik

November 14, 2026

Tesla just started taking Cybercab orders from individual buyers, and Elon Musk already wants to change the price. Responding to a post on X about the order launch, Musk said the Cybercab “will be available nationwide, as we receive regulatory approval.”

He also said the required monthly subscription costs too much.

$299 Is Too High, Says Musk

Tesla opened Cybercab orders for personal use to select invited customers on Friday, with deliveries estimated for December. The Cybercab costs $29,990 and requires a $1,000 nonrefundable deposit, plus a $299 monthly Autonomy subscription. That subscription is what lets the Cybercab drive itself, and the first month is included for free.

Musk said the fee “should match the cost of Tesla FSD and connectivity for other models, which is more like ~$115/month.” That would cut the price by more than half. For reference, FSD (Supervised) currently costs $99 a month, and Premium Connectivity runs $9.99 per month or $99 per year, plus applicable taxes.

That’s the opposite of what Musk has said about FSD in Tesla’s other vehicles. Musk has said that FSD’s current $99/month price will go up as FSD’s capabilities improve, especially once unsupervised FSD rolls out to customers next year. For the Cybercab, he wants to bring the price down instead.

Regulators Are the Real Holdup

For now, personal Cybercabs are only available to order and can only operate in Tesla’s Robotaxi service areas in Texas, which are spread across Austin, Houston, Dallas, Fort Worth, and San Antonio. Building more Cybercabs isn’t the issue. During Munro Live’s recent tour of the Cybercab line at Giga Texas, Lars Moravy and Eric Earley said the line is already outpacing Robotaxi deployments, so it doesn’t even run every day.

Getting regulatory approval is the bigger challenge. The Cybercab has no steering wheel, pedals, or side mirrors, and it’s now being sold to everyday drivers. NHTSA has already opened a probe into the Cybercab over Tesla’s commercial deployment, and it remains to be seen how regulators will react to it being sold for personal use.

Tesla hasn’t changed the subscription price yet. With the first deliveries due next month, we’ll see whether that $299 fee drops before buyers start paying it.