Tesla has quietly crossed a line that no major automaker has crossed before. As of July 10, 2026, Cybercabs — the two-seat, purpose-built robotaxis with no steering wheel and no pedals — are now giving rides to Tesla employees at Giga Texas. The company confirmed the milestone in a post on X, shifting the Cybercab program from closed-track engineering runs to real internal ride-hailing operations. Every previous public sighting of a Cybercab on the move carried a human safety monitor in the passenger seat, according to reporting from Teslarati and Electrek. Employee rides at Giga Texas are the first time real passengers, on a repeatable schedule, are stepping into a production Cybercab and being moved by software alone. The first production Cybercab rolled off the Giga Texas line on February 17, 2026. Elon Musk posted a cryptic video of the Tesla Cybercab on X, captioning it "Cybercab at a fork in the road," which has racked up over 545,000 views. The timing — as driverless employee rides are actively underway at GigaTexas — adds weight to speculation that a public rollout timeline or expanded deployment decision could be near.