Tesla Cybercab doesn’t have any manual controls — but it does have a virtual joystick

Tesla Cybercab doesn’t have any manual controls, but it does have a virtual joystick that appears intended for Tesla employees and depot workers. The virtual joystick, located in the lower left corner of the central display, allows users to control the vehicle’s movements, including forward and reverse, stop, sound the horn, and manually open the doors. The controls are not accessible to regular customers, and Tesla has not confirmed whether these manual controls were part of the conversation with Austin’s police department. The presence of the controls during customer rides is unclear, and they did not work successfully.

• The Cybercab is designed as a fully autonomous vehicle without manual controls, aiming to signal that these controls are relics of the past and the Cybercab is the vehicle of the future.
• Tesla built the Cybercab with the intention of making it fully autonomous, but the virtual joystick may be a work-around for fleet workers who need to rearrange the vehicles in a parking lot.
• The controls are not accessible to regular customers and were not tested successfully during their use.

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