Quiet
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A calmer cabin
An electric ride replaces engine noise with a quieter place to think, talk, listen or simply watch the city pass by.
Austin, Texas Launch in development
A better way to move through the city.
Lantern is building an autonomous taxi operation around the part that matters most: the ride. Quiet cabins, thoughtful care and vehicles that are ready when people need them.
Autonomous mobility, cared for locally
ElectricPurpose-builtProfessionally operated
Designed around the passenger
The ride should feel effortless.
Autonomy changes more than who drives. It lets the vehicle experience start with the passenger: their space, their settings, their time and their peace of mind.
Personal
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Comfort that remembers you
Tesla Robotaxi can carry your preferred climate and media settings between rides, so the cabin can feel familiar from the moment you enter.
Supported
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Help is always within reach
Trip details and support are available through the app and vehicle touchscreen, including the ability to request a safe pull-over.
Spacious
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Room for real life
Cybercab is designed for two riders with generous legroom and a trunk sized for luggage, errands and the things you bring along.
Why autonomous
When the driver disappears, the passenger becomes the center.
Cybercab is not a familiar car with one seat removed. Tesla designed it for full autonomy, giving the cabin a completely different purpose.
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No steering wheel or pedals
Every part of the cabin is designed around the people taking the ride.
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The experience is in your hands
Pickup, doors, climate, seat settings, music and trip support are managed through the app or touchscreen.
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Built for two, with room to bring more
Bench-style seating, 43.4 inches of legroom and 20.2 cubic feet of trunk space make a compact vehicle feel generous.
PURPOSE-BUILT CABINYour ride.
Your space.
Your space.
2passengers
43.4inlegroom
personal media
climate control
Reliability is an operation
A great ride starts before the car arrives.
Autonomous vehicles still need people behind them. Lantern's job is to coordinate the charging, cleaning, inspections and maintenance that turn advanced vehicles into a dependable local service.
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Reset
Check the cabin, clear anything left behind and restore the vehicle for the next rider.
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Recharge
Keep vehicles charged around expected demand, without interrupting the moments riders need them most.
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Inspect
Review condition, cleanliness and service signals before a vehicle returns to the active fleet.
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Maintain
Route issues to the right service partner and return vehicles only when they meet the Lantern standard.
The goal is simple: every vehicle returns to service clean, charged, checked and ready for its next rider.
What Lantern does
We operate the fleet around the vehicle.
Tesla creates the autonomous vehicle and the ride experience. Lantern builds the local operation that cares for the vehicles every day.
Vehicle readiness
Charging, inspection and maintenance coordinated as one daily rhythm.
Rider care
Clean, comfortable cabins and a clear way to get help when it matters.
Local operations
An Austin team that understands the streets, demand patterns and service partners.
Built here first
Austin is our operating classroom.
Austin is where Lantern will learn what riders value, how vehicles move through a demanding city and what it takes to deliver a consistently excellent autonomous ride.
Learn locallyBuild the standard with real Austin conditions and rider feedback.
Grow deliberatelyAdd service only as the experience and operation are ready.
Carry the standard forwardTake what works in Austin to each future Lantern city.
The autonomous city is arriving
We are building the team that keeps it moving.
Lantern is connecting with Austin site partners, charging providers, service specialists and people who want to shape a better rider experience.
Build with Lantern