Tesla's Cybercab Is Here

Movie studios are where Hollywood spins fantastical worlds out of fancy camera angles and special effects. So where better to show off the Tesla Cybercab, a two-door self-driving taxi that CEO Elon Musk says will be in production in just three years--but that's still fascinatingly short on firm detail? Almost an hour after Tesla had said the debut event would begin, Musk was escorted by a man dressed as an astronaut to the butterfly doors of the silver prototype. He took a quick, seemingly driverless jaunt through the dark, ghostly streets of the Warner Bros. Studios in Southern California, before emerging from the car to take the stage. Later, in front of an audience of excited Tesla fans and shareholders, Musk referred to the entire setup as a "set"--far from the messy, busy streets where an eventual autonomous vehicle might one day be challenged to drive.