Sawyer Merritt says more than 50 Tesla Cybercabs have already been ferrying passengers at the Austin F1 event
Sawyer Merritt said on X that, as of October 25, 2026, more than 50 Tesla Cybercabs had already been ferrying passengers at the Austin F1 event site. He later posted that Cybercabs are now picking people up from the F1 event.
A few days earlier, Tesla expanded Austin’s Robotaxi geofence, extending the service area to the area around the Circuit of the Americas (COTA) F1 track, and extended operating hours to 1 a.m. The event is expected to draw more than 120,000 spectators.
Tesla launched public passenger-carrying Cybercab service in Austin in September 2026. The model is a two-seat vehicle with no steering wheel and no pedals, and it is currently operating only in parts of Austin.
Original sources:
Title: Over 50 Tesla Cybercabs spotted so far... Publisher: Sawyer Merritt (@SawyerMerritt) Publication date: 2026-10-25 URL: User-provided post (this conversation) Source type: social media Verification status: user-provided original text; accessed on 2026-10-25 Supporting content: said that more than 50 Cybercabs were ferrying passengers at the F1 event; later said they were now picking people up.
Title: Tesla Cybercabs Ferry F1 Fans in Austin as Sightings Hit New Record Publisher: Eletric Vehicles Publication date: 2026-10-25 URL: https://eletric-vehicles.com/tesla/tesla-cybercabs-ferry-f1-fans-in-austin-as-sightings-hit-new-record/ Source type: news report Verification status: relevant passages read for this article; accessed on 2026-10-25 Supporting content: quoted Merritt as saying more than 50 Cybercabs were ferrying passengers; mentioned the expanded geofence and Ashok Elluswamy reposting photos.
Title: Tesla expands Cybercab Robotaxi Austin geofence ahead of 2026 US Grand Prix Publisher: Tesla Oracle Publication date: 2026-10-23 URL: https://www.teslaoracle.com/2026/10/23/tesla-expands-cybercab-robotaxi-austin-geofence-ahead-of-2026-us-grand-prix/ Source type: industry report Verification status: relevant passages read for this article; accessed on 2026-10-25 Supporting content: confirmed that the geofence expansion covers the COTA area and that operating hours were extended to 1 a.m.
ABAB AI Insight
The core fact of this event is that Tesla Cybercabs were observed ferrying passengers during the Austin F1 event, and the geofence had previously been expanded to cover the area around the track. The report is based on social media sightings and changes in the app interface.
“More than 50” is Sawyer Merritt’s personal count. The sources verified in this article did not provide Tesla’s official confirmation of the number of vehicles operating that day or the passenger volume. The geofence expansion was cross-checked through user screenshots and third-party reporting.
This event records the visible deployment of the Robotaxi service during a major event. The next points of attention are whether there will be official operating data or whether the service area will be permanently adjusted.
ABAB News · Law of Cognition
Social media can count more than 50 Cybercabs ferrying passengers at the event site.
The geofence can be expanded around the track ahead of F1 and extended until 1 a.m.
Public passenger-carrying Cybercab service can be limited to parts of Austin.