Moravy: Cybercab line is outpacing deployments — factory specs revealed
Tesla VP of vehicle engineering Lars Moravy says the Cybercab line is "currently outpacing our deployments" — a sign the bottleneck is how fast robotaxis can be put on the road, not how fast they can be built.
Teslarati, citing a Munro Live deep dive on the Cybercab, reports that Moravy said the line is "currently outpacing our deployments." Nameplate capacity is 125,000+ units a year, though he said that figure understates what the line can actually do.
Process specs were also shared. Final assembly runs on 25 fully automated stations, overall line automation is about 78% (framing is 100%), the target cycle time is 10 seconds, and floor area per vehicle is down about 50%. There is no paint shop — exterior panel color is applied at the molding stage.
On the vehicle, the report cites a design life of at least 500,000 miles, a 4680-cell 88S6P pack in a steel enclosure (a Tesla first, with module-level replacement), and an 11:1 gear ratio. All units built since volume production began in April have gone into Tesla's own fleet, and Tesla's answer to a teardown request was "Not yet."
On deployment, 50+ cars worked the Austin F1 weekend and the Texas registry shows 463. Dallas service is slated for next month and customer deliveries are targeted for year-end. These are executive claims relayed by a secondary outlet, so treat the figures as company statements.
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