Writing on the side of the Cybercab read \u201cTesla Engineering Prototype\u201d, as it\u2019s in the region undergoing cold weather testing. <\/p>\n
The Cybercab, designed to accommodate two passengers, also features upward-opening butterfly doors and a minimalist interior.<\/p>\n
Visually, the Cybercab shares strong design cues with the Cybertruck, which made headlines for its sharp, angular exterior and rugged appearance.<\/p>\n
New Zealand law means the Cybercab has a steering wheel and pedals.<\/p>\n
FutureCentre.nz founder Melissa Clark-Reynolds confirmed on Newstalk ZB\u2019s Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive that while there may be some self-driving cars used for personal use, the Cybercab was designed to be used as a taxi, rather than a personal vehicle.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a commercial vehicle designed to be deployed as a taxi,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m a regular visitor to San Francisco and I always use Waymos, which is [Tesla\u2019s] competition, like fully autonomous taxis.<\/p>\n
\u201cTesla\u2019s been a bit slow to get into that market and they\u2019re kind of trying to catch up.\u201d<\/p>\n
She said self-driving cars in New Zealand were required to have a steering wheel because fully autonomous vehicles are not yet allowed on the road.<\/p>\n
\u201cUnder New Zealand law, they\u2019re going to have to put someone to sit in the seat behind that steering wheel and be able to grab it if needed,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n
\u201cSo it can\u2019t be fully autonomous on New Zealand roads, but they can get around it as long as they have a steering wheel and a person sitting in the seat.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tesla CEO Elon Musk told media at the 2024 launch the Cybercab would be made \u201cin very high volume\u201d.<\/p>\n
Musk said at the time autonomous vehicles would play a revolutionary role in the future of transport.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Writing on the side of the Cybercab read \u201cTesla Engineering Prototype\u201d, as it\u2019s in the region undergoing cold…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":557461,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[1558,138,241956,244434,2837,5275,78,2514,111,139,69,274316,20930,29270,1240,9636,5536,129792,11408,210,102],"class_list":["post-557460","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","tag-been","tag-business","tag-coldweather","tag-cybercab","tag-during","tag-goes","tag-in","tag-island","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-paces","tag-queenstown","tag-selfdriving","tag-south","tag-spotted","tag-tesla","tag-teslas","tag-testing","tag-through","tag-with"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/557460","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=557460"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/557460\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/557461"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=557460"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=557460"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=557460"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}