Tesla's Cybercab, the car with no steering wheel, is on show in Melbourne
Why it matters: It's a look at the future, not a car you can buy. A car with no steering wheel can't legally drive here yet. Australia's planned Automated Vehicle Safety Law is expected around 2029, and in October Tesla asked a parliamentary inquiry to bring it forward and allow public-road trials from 2027. The Transport Workers Union wants rules that protect driving jobs first. For now, the closest thing you can buy is a Tesla Model 3 or Model Y with Full Self-Driving (Supervised), which still needs a driver watching the road at all times.
Tesla's Cybercab robotaxi arrived in Melbourne this week, the next stop on its display tour of Australia and New Zealand. It's on show at Tesla Richmond (650 Church Street, Cremorne) from Thursday 5 to Saturday 7 November, and Tesla says spaces are limited, so it asks you to RSVP on its event page. The tour started in Sydney in September and went through Brisbane, the Gold Coast and Canberra in October. It heads to Adelaide later in November, then Perth in December, and Auckland in 2027. The Cybercab is a gold two-seater with no steering wheel or pedals, butterfly doors and a 572-litre boot. Tesla has built it at its Texas factory since April 2026 and began offering rides in Austin in September. Here it's a static display only: you can see it up close and talk to Tesla staff, but there are no rides and it won't drive on Australian roads. Tesla's price goal is under US$30,000, but it isn't for sale in Australia.
Images: Driving on a US freeway: Daniel Lu (User:dllu), CC BY-SA 4.0; Two seats, no steering wheel or pedals: Dllu, CC BY-SA 4.0; Butterfly doors open from the roof: Dllu, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Source: Tesla: See the Cybercab at Tesla Richmond, 5 to 7 November 2026
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