A reader-submitted photo shows a pre-production Tesla Cybercab parked on a street in Berkeley, California. The image offers the clearest look yet at how Tesla is putting a steering wheel into a vehicle it originally designed to have none.
The steering assembly appears to be a Cybertruck steering wheel bolted onto the Cybercab's interior. This suggests Tesla is reusing existing parts to bring the vehicle to production, rather than developing a new steering system from scratch.
The Cybercab is part of Tesla's push toward autonomous electric ride-hailing, which could lower the per-mile cost of driving and reduce emissions. But the presence of a manual steering wheel highlights that fully driverless operation is not yet a given, and that near-term vehicles will likely include human-ready controls.