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Brian Potter

Tesla Cybercab Hides A Virtual Joystick, Exposing A Secret Manual Mode

  • Rider Matthew Skrzypczak posted video on X showing a Cybercab touchscreen with a virtual joystick.
  • Tesla's production Cybercab has no steering wheel or pedals.
  • NHTSA is probing roughly 1,000 Cybercabs over how vehicles without steering controls get certified for public roads.

Tesla's Cybercab was built without a steering wheel or pedals, a design choice Elon Musk has pitched as proof the vehicle needs no human at the controls. A hidden menu just complicated that pitch.

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