Tesla has begun Cybercab production at Giga Texas, CEO Elon Musk confirmed during the Q1 2026 earnings call. The company cleared a significant regulatory hurdle when VP of Vehicle Engineering Lars Moravy revealed that NHTSA will not impose its standard 2,500-vehicle annual production cap on the autonomous vehicle. That exemption opens the door for Tesla to scale manufacturing without the restrictions that typically apply to self-driving cars still undergoing regulatory approval. Production launch arrives despite earlier delays in developing Tesla's unsupervised driving capability. The robotaxi represents a pivotal bet for Tesla, shifting the company's strategy toward autonomous ride-hailing. Removing the production ceiling suggests regulators view the Cybercab as sufficiently ready for broader deployment, though Tesla's full self-driving system remains in supervised beta with some owners. The move signals Tesla's confidence in scaling the vehicle while simultaneously indicating that regulatory barriers to mass production have substantially weakened compared to competitors still chasing autonomous capabilities.