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[^2]\n\nTesla added its two-door, steering-wheel-free Cybercab to its robotaxi network on Thursday, offering its first rides to the public in Austin. [^3]\n\nTesla CEO Elon Musk stated during an investor conference in July 2026 that the company's fleet had accumulated over 611,000 miles of unsupervised driving across six cities in two states. [^4]\n\nWaymo, owned by Alphabet, reported that its vehicles had traveled over 354 million miles in fully autonomous mode as of late March 2026. [^5]\n\nTesla's autonomous driving pilot program began in Austin in June 2025 and has expanded to other cities, accumulating over 380,000 miles of unsupervised driving across six cities in two states. [^6]\n\nThe Cybercab features upward-opening doors and lacks a steering wheel or pedals, relying entirely on Tesla's autonomous driving system. [^7]\n\nAshok Elluswamy stated that the Cybercab service is open to the entire public. [^8]\n\nAshok Elluswamy, Tesla's VP of AI, announced that the Cybercab was officially added to the company's public robotaxi fleet at an invite-only event in downtown Austin. [^9]\n\nThe Cybercab is a purpose-built robotaxi designed to fit two passengers and lacks physical steering wheels or pedals. 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