A Tesla Cybercab has been photographed after a crash in Philadelphia with the entire outer panel of its driver-side door missing. The incident occurred on Broad Street, according to Electrek.
Available information does not establish how the collision happened, who may have been responsible or whether the vehicle was being operated by a human driver or with Tesla software engaged. The damage nevertheless raises questions about the prototype's performance in an urban traffic incident.
Tesla does not hold a permit to operate automated vehicles in Pennsylvania. That regulatory position limits the circumstances in which the Cybercab could legally have been running as an automated vehicle on public streets, but it does not by itself confirm the car's operating mode at the time of the crash.
For drivers in Montenegro and elsewhere, the episode is a reminder that advanced driver-assistance and autonomous-driving claims do not remove the need for clear legal authorisation, safe operation and careful assessment after any collision. Public-road testing of new vehicle technology remains subject to local rules, regardless of a vehicle's design or electric powertrain.