As the countdown clock on Tesla's Cybertruck webpage ticks down, showcasing nothing but the soon-to-be iconic logo of the much-anticipated Cybertruck, excitement builds for the monumental delivery event scheduled today.
Event Details and Streaming Info
Tesla has confirmed that the Cybertruck delivery event will commence at 2 pm CT (all times below) at the Tesla Gigafactory in Austin, Texas. This event isn't just a delivery ceremony; it's an opportunity for Tesla to unveil crucial details about the Cybertruck, including pricing, available configurations, and range. Potential customers and industry analysts eagerly await this information, as it could significantly impact Tesla's outlook for 2024.
Start Time
Tesla's live stream starts at 2:00 pm CT, which is the following times around the world:
12:00 pm Pacific Time
3:00 pm Eastern Time
8:00 pm London, England
9:00 pm Berlin, Germany
7:00 am (December 1st) Sydney, Australia
Event Agenda
All times are Central Time.
1:00 pm - Event Check-In
1:45 pm - Check-In Closes
2:00 pm - Keynote & First Deliveries
Exclusive Invites and Attendee Insights
Tesla has sent out official tickets to those invited to the event. Select attendees, including prominent Tesla community members and fans like Sawyer Merritt, Whole Mars Catalog, and Dirty Tesla, have shared their excitement on social media, showcasing their exclusive invites. The tickets indicate the limited capacity of the event and the unique access granted to some attendees through referral credits.
For those unable to attend in person, Tesla has ensured that the event will be accessible to a global audience. The company has announced that the event will be live-streamed on X.com.
Tesla is expected to hand over 10 Cybertrucks on Thursday. The event is expected to provide much-needed clarity on various aspects of the Cybertruck that have been shrouded in mystery - like the price.
Wall Street and Tesla enthusiasts are particularly keen on the pricing and configurations of the Cybertruck. These details are crucial for customers and investors, as they could provide insights into Tesla's market strategy and competitive positioning in the electric vehicle sector.
Cybertrucks Across the U.S.
Around 25 Cybertrucks have been spotted at Giga Texas in a build-up to the event. These unique vehicles have also appeared at Tesla showrooms across the U.S., attracting large crowds. The public's response to these showcases highlights the widespread curiosity and enthusiasm for the Cybertruck.
The Tesla Cybertruck delivery event is not just a milestone for the company; it's a landmark moment in the EV industry. With its futuristic design and promised capabilities, the Cybertruck has the potential to redefine the pickup truck segment.
In a letter to industry, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has announced that it is overhauling its approvals process for vehicles designed without human controls.
The change addresses a regulatory bottleneck that has slowed down American companies like Tesla from deploying purpose-built Robotaxis, rather than relying on using traditional vehicles with steering wheels and pedals. The policy shift is outlined in a letter posted to the NHTSA’s website, which you can find here.
Reducing Approvals From Years to Months
Under the existing rules today, any vehicle that is built without a steering wheel or brake pedals must receive a special exemption from federal safety standards.
Obtaining exemptions for a particular vehicle was a time-consuming process for both the companies requesting exemptions and the NHTSA. The process was often a black box—nobody knew when an exemption might be granted, and approvals could take years.
The NHTSA, under the new administration’s guidelines for autonomous vehicle development, is now committed to streamlining this process. The agency will be implementing a new, faster approach immediately for receiving exemptions for autonomous vehicles without standard controls. The NHTSA expects decisions on exemption requests to be determined within months rather than years.
Accelerating the Cybercab
This change has massive implications for Tesla, which is banking on the production of the simplified and easy-to-maintain purpose-built Cybercab. The Cybercab is developed from the ground up as an autonomous Robotaxi and will be one of the key beneficiaries of this move by the NHTSA.
Knowing that a final design won't be caught in a multi-year regulatory limbo provides a level of certainty that has been missing. It allows Tesla to confidently plan the manufacturing, development, and deployment processes without worrying whether the project will get stuck in regulatory approvals.
According to the letter, the agency will publish its improved instructions for the streamlined process "shortly." With Tesla already having begun Cybercab pre-production and the goals for its deployment as soon as late 2026, there’s still a lot to be done to make autonomy a part of Tesla’s new sustainable abundance mission statement.
Thanks to Tesla Yoda on X, we have found out that Tesla’s Robotaxi fleet is registered on the Texas Department of Transportation’s public-facing Automated Vehicle Deployment website. This makes the fleet’s movements publicly viewable and trackable, and marks a first for Tesla.
This isn’t just any old FSD test - this is the first officially acknowledged, government-tracked, and sanctioned deployment of a Tesla Model Y operating as a ride-share vehicle. But that’s not all - Texas DOT’s tracker notes that the Tesla does not have a safety driver.
View on the Map
Visitors to the Texas DOT website can filter for “Tesla”, and see, currently, a single active vehicle operating in the Austin Metro area. According to the state’s official data, here’s what we know:
Company: Tesla
Description: Ride-share service
Status in Texas: Testing
Safety Driver: No
The final point is definitely the most interesting here. While Tesla has been testing FSD with safety drivers for some time in Austin and LA for employee-only testing, this is the first time that a vehicle has been officially registered and deployed on public roads without a human behind the wheel for safety.
The fact that there is no safety driver officially shifts the liability from the occupant of the driver’s seat to Tesla, for the first time in a public setting. That’s already pretty significant - we previously dove into how Tesla plans to insure its own vehicles, and potentially owner vehicles in the Robotaxi fleets.
The status currently lists Tesla as “Testing,” confirming that the service isn’t available to the public, but this is expected to change in the coming weeks.
This testing phase is likely part of a short but crucial period that lets Tesla capture data on the safety levels of its current iteration of Unsupervised FSD without a driver supervising. Tesla already stated that they’d be avoiding difficult areas, so this testing can also expose additional areas Tesla may want to avoid, such as school zones or blind driveways.
Tesla will need to prove, both internally and externally, that FSD Unsupervised has the necessary performance to safely navigate the streets without any incidents.
Regulatory Milestone
For years, the concept of a Tesla Robotaxi has been a future promise. Now, it's a present-day reality, albeit in a testing capacity.
Having an official government body list a Tesla as an active, driverless vehicle shows that they’ve been able to clear regulatory hurdles, which Tesla has often pointed to as the issue. It demonstrates a level of confidence from both Tesla and Texas regulators in the system's capabilities.
While it's just a single vehicle for today, we’ll likely see this list slowly expand over time. Alongside being able to track Robotaxi incidents at the City of Austin’s website, we’ll be able to closely watch Tesla’s progress with its first Robotaxi deployments.
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