[Regulatory Filing] Tesla Cybercab's entire door skin falls off after collision in Philadelphia Summary: Electrek reports that a gold Tesla Cyber…
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🔴 [Regulatory Filing] Tesla Cybercab's entire door skin falls off after collision in Philadelphia
Summary: Electrek reports that a gold Tesla Cybercab was involved in a collision this week on Broad Street in Philadelphia, and the outer skin of the driver's-side door fell off entirely; the report also notes that Tesla does not hold a Pennsylvania permit to operate highly automated vehicles, and it remains unclear who was at fault and whether the vehicle was being driven by Tesla software.
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Reddit user ryephila posted photos showing a gold Cybercab parked on South Broad Street in Philadelphia, about one mile south of City Hall, with the left door skin completely missing, exposing the door's inner frame, window regulator, and wiring harness; the poster said they did not witness the collision and only said it looked like a low-speed accident tore off the left door panel.
The photos show the glass intact and no bending visible in the underlying structure, with other damage relatively minor: wrinkles in the trim below the door and scratches on the rear fender; in the second photo, a dark-colored sedan is parked behind it, but the report says it cannot be confirmed whether that car was involved, and there is no information on injuries.
The report says Tesla does not paint the Cybercab, and its body panels are made of mixed-color injection-molded plastic; Tesla engineering head Lars Moravy and design head Franz von Holzhausen told Sandy Munro last year that the colored skin connects to a plastic backing panel, and the entire panel is secured by fasteners accessible from the inside.
Pennsylvania requires operators of highly automated vehicles (SAE Level 3 and above) to obtain a PennDOT compliance certificate, and the report says the list of PennDOT certificate holders has seven names, with Waymo included and approved to operate in Philadelphia with a safety driver, while Tesla is not on the list.
The report says the gold Cybercab has been appearing around Philadelphia since mid-September, and The Philadelphia Inquirer previously reported that several were photographed at a Tesla store in Devon, with Tesla not explaining their purpose; based on this, the report says the vehicle on Broad Street was most likely being driven manually or operating with Level 2 driver assistance, with a human in the car responsible.
The report mentions that Tesla has been putting Cybertruck steering wheels into test Cybercabs for this kind of work, but the photos cannot determine whether this vehicle had a steering wheel; the report also says that under NHTSA's standing general order, crashes involving automated driving systems must be reported even if they cause only property damage above the threshold, while Level 2 crashes are reported only when they involve death, hospitalization, airbag deployment, or hitting a pedestrian or cyclist.
[Regulatory Filing] A Tesla Cybercab in Philadelphia was involved in a low-speed collision, and the left door panel fell off, exposing the intern…
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🔴 [Regulatory Filing] A Tesla Cybercab in Philadelphia was involved in a low-speed collision, and the left door panel fell off, exposing the internal structure
Summary: Not a Tesla App reported that a Tesla Cybercab was involved in a low-speed collision in Philadelphia, and the left plastic door panel fell off. Photos show internal structures such as the door frame, window regulator, locks, wiring harness, and side impact beam; the party at fault and the specific circumstances of the accident have not yet been confirmed.
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Tesla observer @TeslaZoa reposted the message on X, saying that this appears to be a relatively low-speed collision that knocked off the Cybercab's left door panel.
Philadelphia is not within Tesla Robotaxi's operating market, and the article says this Cybercab may have been undergoing validation testing.
Photos initially shared by a Reddit user show this gold Cybercab parked on a Philadelphia street, with the outer door skin missing, exposing the black inner frame, window regulator, lock hardware, wiring harness, and the side impact beam extending along the length of the door; the window glass is intact, the rocker panel below the sill is wrinkled, and there are scuff marks on the rear quarter panel.
The article explains that the Cybercab's body panels are manufactured using reaction injection molding, with painting completed inside the mold, without using a traditional paint shop; because the door panel is a plastic part, the article says it is more likely to pop off rather than dent.
The Cybercab is equipped with 10 adaptive airbags, including front, knee, curtain, and unique side airbags on the inner and outer sides of the seats. A roof-mounted radar sensor can detect whether the seat is occupied by an adult, a child seat, or is empty, in order to adjust airbag deployment; the door also has a mechanical latch that works without power, integrated into the regular electronic door release button.
Silicon Valley 101's latest in-depth video interviewed multiple former Tesla software and hardware engineers, and shared quite a few internal sto…
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Silicon Valley 101's latest in-depth video interviewed multiple former Tesla software and hardware engineers, and shared quite a few internal stories that have rarely been made public:
🔹 Musk believed "humans only have two eyes," cut one front-facing camera, and slammed the table and cursed at people during meetings. Later, a blind spot appeared at the front of the car, so it was added back 🔹 The three-chip motherboard was already made, but one or two months before mass production it was changed back to dual-chip because it was "too expensive" 🔹 The real reason for removing radar is said to be that suppliers ran out of stock during the pandemic, not that the technology was already mature 🔹 The end-to-end overhaul reduced 300,000 lines of code to 2,000 lines 🔹 The AI5 chip project was reportedly concealed by its lead for a long time; "two more months" was said for almost a year, after which Musk fired a batch of people 🔹 The cost of the entire HW4 autonomous driving hardware is roughly equivalent to an iPad
📍 At the beginning of the video there is also an on-site test ride of the Cybercab in Austin: two seats, no steering wheel, and no pedals.
💡 The video's conclusion: 13 years later, Tesla and Waymo's two approaches still have not produced a winner. Autonomous driving has entered the second half, where what is compared is safety, cost, and scale; the technical route is no longer the key.
(Note: The internal stories come from the interviewees' personal accounts)
航拍画面显示,金色Cybercab成排占据停车场大部分区域,红白配色的Model Y robotaxi沿边缘列队。休斯顿是特斯拉提供Robotaxi服务的七个美国市场之一,服务区约25平方英里,位于城市西北部沿290号公路一带,目前运行完全无监督的Model Y载客服务;Cybercab载客目前仅限奥斯汀。
On the second day that Tesla Cybercab was open to the public in Austin, blogger Dave Lee took two rides, each over 40 minutes. His verdict: bette…
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On the second day that Tesla Cybercab was open to the public in Austin, blogger Dave Lee took two rides, each over 40 minutes. His verdict: better than expected.
✅ The good parts
Lots of legroom, quiet interior, comfortable seats
22-inch large screen, nothing blocking the front, reclining the seat to watch YouTube is like watching TV at home
No steering wheel, pedals, or dashboard, so there's none of the awkward feeling of "where did the driver go"; he said it actually made him feel safer
⚠️ The shortcomings
The chassis is on the stiff side, close to the ride feel of Model 3, and could be tuned to be more comfortable
The windows can only be opened a small crack
On average you have to wait 40 to 45 minutes to get a car
💡 His judgment: once a city has several thousand Cybercabs and the wait time drops to around 5 minutes, the shape of ride-hailing may be rewritten.
Summary: According to a report by TeslaNorth.com, a Tesla Cybercab passenger was trapped inside the vehicle for 14 minutes while the vehicle circ…
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Summary: According to a report by TeslaNorth.com, a Tesla Cybercab passenger was trapped inside the vehicle for 14 minutes while the vehicle circled a parking lot in Austin.
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TeslaNorth.com reported that a Cybercab passenger was trapped for 14 minutes.
The report said the vehicle circled within a parking lot in Austin.
[Regulatory filing] Tesla Robotaxi app opens for download in more countries, but ride service still limited to seven US cities Summary: Not a Tes…
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🔴 [Regulatory filing] Tesla Robotaxi app opens for download in more countries, but ride service still limited to seven US cities
Summary: Not a Tesla App reports that the Tesla Robotaxi app is now available on the Apple App Store and Google Play in the UK, Australia, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Singapore and other places, for tourists to install in advance before traveling to the US; but the actual Robotaxi ride service is still limited to seven US cities.
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The app is now available for download in the UK, Australia, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Singapore and other places, and the list is still growing.
The main purpose of the overseas listing is to make it convenient for tourists to install before traveling to the US, so that they can hail a ride within the service area after arriving in the US.
At the initial launch of the Robotaxi service, the app was limited to iOS and required joining a waitlist; the Android version launched this spring, ending nearly a year of iPhone exclusivity.
Currently, actual Robotaxi operations are still limited to seven US cities; Cybercab only provides ride service in Austin, but has already appeared in active markets such as Miami and Dallas.
Tesla last week extended Robotaxi operating hours in Austin, with commercial operations continuing until 11 PM.
Regarding international expansion, the article says Musk stated last month that Cybercab may soon enter Europe, but the article characterizes this as illustrative rather than a timetable; European regulators have not yet reached agreement on region-wide approval of supervised FSD.
📊 Ticker: TSLA 🧭 Market stance: Neutral
Source: Not a Tesla App · 10-06 02:21 (Beijing time)
Summary: TradingKey published a Tesla price outlook article, mentioning progress on the Nevada Robotaxi, the China recall forming a hedge, and th…
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Summary: TradingKey published a Tesla price outlook article, mentioning progress on the Nevada Robotaxi, the China recall forming a hedge, and the approaching Cybercab launch.
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Nevada Robotaxi-related progress and the China recall event form a hedge.