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Damon Hill, 1996 F1 champion, rides solo in an Austin Cybercab
Tesla shared a video on its official Robotaxi account showing 1996 Formula 1 World Champion Damon Hill riding solo in a Cybercab in Austin. The two-seat vehicle arrives with no one inside, greets Hill by name on its screen and starts the ride once he taps to begin. Hill notes the car has no steering wheel and is driving with nobody steering. During the trip he asks Grok for a summary of the US Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas and then for highlights, which Grok displays on the center screen.…
- Cybercab has no steering wheel; Hill rode solo and Grok played F1 highlights by voice
- Cybercabs now outnumber Model Ys in Tesla's 1,051-vehicle Texas Robotaxi fleet
🔎 Why it matters: The video shows Grok inside the Cybercab searching for a summary of the US Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas and playing official F1 highlights by voice, during a ride with no steering wheel.
📈 Upside: It shows the Cybercab starting the ride after a tap on the screen and greeting the passenger by name when no one is on board at the start.
📉 Risk: It is a promotional video of a single ride posted by Tesla on X, so it does not allow an assessment of how the vehicle performs in adverse situations.
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