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Two launches in the same week set out the two available models. Tesla owns everything from the vehicle to the app. Uber and Wayve split the stack three ways. The second is what the industry is actually converging on.
TechScoop has not ridden in a Cybercab. What the Austin launch establishes is narrow and real: a purpose-built vehicle with no controls is carrying paying passengers in one city. Everything beyond that is unproven.
Tesla held a launch event in Austin on 3 September and opened public rides the following day. The Cybercab is a two-seater with no steering wheel and no pedals, running camera-only autonomy, and the fleet is small: at least 51 registered in Texas.
The service went live on 3 September with 15 vehicles and no extra charge for riders matched to one. A human supervisor still sits behind the wheel, because the UK framework has not yet cleared either company to run without one.