"Interestingly, Musk and Tesla have not veered away from the idea that the vehicle will be without these operational must-haves. Since the vehicle was revealed last October at the We, Robot event in Los Angeles, Tesla has maintained that the car would be built without a steering wheel or pedals, and would equip two seats, which is what is statistically most popular in ride-sharing, as the vast majority of rides have only one or two passengers."
"That's really a vehicle that's optimized for full autonomy. It, in fact, does not have a steering wheel or pedals and is really an enduring optimization on minimizing cost per mile for fully considered cost per mile of operation. For our other vehicles, they still have a little bit of the horse carriage thing going on where, obviously, if you've got steering wheels and pedals and you're design"
Tesla plans to launch the Cybercab in the second quarter of next year as a vehicle designed for full autonomy. The Cybercab is conceived to be built without a steering wheel or pedals and to include two seats, reflecting ride-sharing data showing most trips have one or two passengers. Current regulations require steering wheels and pedals even for commercial autonomous services, creating a potential legal obstacle to a control-free design. Regulatory requirements could force inclusion of manual controls or halt deployment. The design focus for the Cybercab centers on minimizing cost per mile for fully autonomous operation.
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