Tesla's Robotaxi Account Says Select Customers Can Now Buy a Cybercab for Personal Use, at $29,990 Plus $299 a Month
Select customers are now being invited to purchase Cybercab for personal use
Context
Opening Cybercab orders to individuals, tied to a paid autonomy subscription and limited to Texas service areas, tests whether people will buy a car built for driverless use.
The verified Robotaxi account on X posted on November 13 that select customers are now being invited to purchase Cybercab for personal use. Its screenshot shows a Tesla order page with an estimated price of $29,990 and an estimated delivery of December 2026 in Austin, Texas. Marques Brownlee, who said he placed an order, described the terms in a separate post.
Deep dive
The order page in the Robotaxi account's screenshot lists Cybercab at $29,990 before taxes, an Autonomy Subscription at $299 a month with one month included, and a $1,000 order deposit due at checkout that the page says is not refundable. It notes that the subscription and regular vehicle maintenance are required to operate the car. Buyers are asked to accept a Cybercab Order Agreement and an Autonomy Subscription Agreement.
Marques Brownlee, posting as MKBHD, wrote that the order page is invite only, that buyers must accept delivery in one of a set of Texas cities, and that the car only operates in existing geofenced areas. His screenshot lists Austin, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and Fort Worth as delivery options. He also wrote that the subscription is required to operate the car and that orders are limited to one vehicle per customer.
The Robotaxi post does not say how many invitations were sent, and the only delivery timing shown is the page's estimate of December 2026. The post drew more than 2.6 million views by scan time, making it one of the most viewed AI and autonomy posts of the day.
What to expect next
Watch for the first customer deliveries, which the order page estimates for December 2026, and for whether Tesla widens invitations or adds cities beyond the five Texas metros shown. How the geofence limits and the $299 monthly subscription work in daily use will shape demand, as will any regulatory review of privately owned autonomous vehicles. Brownlee's own experience, if he takes delivery, would be one of the first public accounts from an owner.