I spent an hour riding inside Tesla’s steering-wheel-free Cybercab

<figure> <img alt="Tesla Cybercab" data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Image: Tesla" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25670862/Robotaxi_89.png?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Getting out of a taxi shouldn't be a shameful experience. Yet I find myself feeling particularly embarrassed while exiting a <a href="https://www.theverge.com/transportation/987901/tesla-cybercab-launch-elon-musk-robotaxi-camera-lidar">Tesla Cybercab</a> as it partially blocks a narrow road outside a popular Austin swimming hole. As a cadre of <a href="https://www.kxan.com/driverless/">annoyed</a>, sweaty Texan parking spot hunters pile up around it, the gold-painted two-seater just sits there obliviously, lights flashing. I try not to make eye contact, but I can feel the stares of frustrated pool-goers around me, whose earnest attempt at a peaceful outdoor reprieve from the heat had just been interrupted by yet another not-quite-finished glimpse into the future. </p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Tesla's <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/11/24267727/tesla-cybercab-unanswered-questions-fsd-safety-liability">long-awaited</a>, two-seater <a href="https://www.theverge.com/transportation/987901/tesla-cybercab-launch-elon-musk-robotaxi-camera-lidar">Cy …</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/transportation/992014/tesla-cybercab-hands-on-test-robotaxi-austin">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>