Tesla Cybercab FMVSS Certification
Investigation, from NHTSA Investigations
- Published by NHTSA
- Sep 3, 2026
- Manufacturer
- Tesla, Inc.
- NHTSA ID
- AQ26002
- NHTSA category
- AQ
- Applies to, as stated by NHTSA
- TESLA ROBOTAXI (CYBERCAB) 2026
Text of the investigation
On September 3, 2026, Tesla began commercial deployment with a small number of its Cybercab vehicles in Austin, Texas. Tesla notified the Agency that it certified those Cybercab vehicles as compliant with all applicable Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS). Tesla also notified the Agency that it plans to gradually expand commercial deployment of the Cybercab to include additional vehicles and locations. The vehicles lack permanently attached, conventional manual controls, such as a brake pedal, gas pedal, steering wheel, and mirrors. NHTSA is opening this AQ to examine the process and technical data on which Tesla relied when certifying the Cybercab and related issues. Among other things, NHTSA will consider the extent to which Tesla’s certification depended on determinations that certain FMVSS are inapplicable to the Cybercab.View original source on NHTSA.gov
NHTSA reuses some ID numbers across record types. If its page lists more than one record, this one is the investigation dated Sep 3, 2026.