Musk’s Cybercab dream may hit 2,500-vehicle limit in US
Tesla's Cybercab promises to revolutionize transportation, but legal and safety challenges pose major obstacles. Current NHTSA exemptions limit the number of vehicles deployed annually to 2,500 for models lacking human controls. Regulatory approval of Tesla's steering-wheel-less Cybercab will limit production, making mass adoption difficult without changes. Elon Musk promised "very high" production volumes for the Tesla Cybercab when he unveiled it late last week. Bold words, but Tesla still has a lot of nasty regulatory hurdles to overcome before this fully self-driving car can hit the production line, let alone start mass production. var adpushup = window.adpushup = window.adpushup || {que:()}; adpushup.que.push(function() { if (adpushup.config.platform !== "DESKTOP"){ adpushup.triggerAd("4d84e4c9 -9937-4f84-82c0-c94544ee6f2a"); } else{ adpushup.triggerAd(" 6a782b01-facb-45f3-a88f-ddf1b1f97657"); } }); Like Tesla's other vehicles, the Cybercab relies on the company's vision-only self-driving technology, but with one twist: There's no steering wheel, no pedals, and no controls whatsoever. While this would make sense for a vehicle that could drive 100% autonomously without any human intervention, actually…