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NHTSA's[2] special order states: "On September 3, 2026, NHTSA opened Audit Query (AQ) 26002 to evaluate Tesla's basis for certifying that its Cybercab vehicle complies with all applicable FMVSS." No time of day is given, so the pin is all day.
NHTSA's[1] own special order states "On September 3, 2026, NHTSA opened Audit Query (AQ) 26002 to evaluate Tesla's basis for certifying that its Cybercab vehicle complies with all applicable FMVSS"; the official filing that dates the event, which the undated press release does not.
Motor1 says "NHTSA[1][2] opened Audit Query AQ26002 on September 3, 2026 targeting about 1,000 Cybercabs in Austin" and explains the self-certification and exemption paths.
TopSpeed reports that regulators "responded the same day" Tesla began charging Cybercab fares on September 3, 2026, opening AQ26002, and notes it is not a recall.
Electrek quotes the ODI filing: an Open Audit Query numbered AQ26002, "prompted by public information", "opened September 3" and covering an estimated 1,000 Cybercabs.
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The new mandate is estimated to deliver $26.5 billion in public health benefits in California in avoided health impacts and deaths due to diesel pollution.
The mandate would require companies that operate 50 or more trucks to convert their fleets into electric or hydrogen models and achieve zero-emissions by 2042.
In a conference call following the release of the results, CEO Elon Musk made new comments announcing that Tesla plans to hold a “handover event,” which generally means the first deliveries of a new car, toward “the end of the third quarter.”
This would put the first Tesla Cybertruck deliveries around September 2023. It’s the most precise timing of Cybertruck deliveries that Tesla has released to date.
Based on the launch of Tesla’s most recent models, especially the Model Y, we should expect Tesla to only deliver a few Cybertrucks during the delivery event, likely only to Tesla insiders, and we can expect months between the event and the start of deliveries to customers.
Interestingly, Musk also said that Cybertruck reservation holders should expect to get an update on specs and pricing at that event at the end of Q3.
In previous comments, Musk indicated that the Cybertruck would be available in a new top-of-the-line variant with quad motors rather than the tri-motor powertrain originally announced.