A Plane Almost Crashing Into a Bunch of Cybercabs Is a Reminder That They’re ‘Piling Up’ Unused

Transportation A Plane Almost Crashing Into a Bunch of Cybercabs Is a Reminder That They’re ‘Piling Up’ Unused Elon Musk called the near-miss “Weird.” 7, 2026, pm ET Reading time 3 minutes © Photo / Read Later Read Later Comments (6) In an event Elon Musk has called “Weird,” the Amazon cargo plane involved in a tragic crash on Sunday in Miami very nearly wiped out a parking lot full of Tesla Cybercabs. Last week, Tesla announced that Cybercabs, its gold-colored autonomous vehicles with no steering wheels or pedals, were now available to provide rides as part of the company’s app-based ride-hailing service, but only in a very limited coverage area in Austin, Texas. On Sunday, an Amazon Prime Air cargo plane at Miami International Airport experienced some kind of malfunction in the air just before touchdown, and ended up overshooting its runway. In a horrifying turn of events, it crashed into a cargo van carrying an airport cleaning crew, as well as an SUV just outside the airport. The plane skidded to a stop just shy of a parking lot where, for reasons unknown, Tesla Cybercabs were parked. 🔴 La FAA annonce la fermeture jusqu’à nouvel ordre de l’aéroport de Miami suite à la violente sortie de piste du Boeing 767 de Prime Air. Les services d'urgence de l’aéroport signalent plusieurs victimes après l’accident. pic. twitter. com/bQrNaNw97l — air plus news (@airplusnews) September 6, 2026   According to a map of the crash site, which relies on data from FlightRadar24 and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the final position of the wrecked plane corresponds to a parking lot for truck trailers that can be rented . The day before the crash, EV influencer Sawyer Merritt shared someone’s video of that very lot with 35 Cybercabs parked in it. As noted , there is Tesla Robotaxi service in Miami, but there is not Tesla Cybercab Robotaxi service. That is to say, all the current Robotaxis in the Tesla autonomous fleet in Miami are Model Y vehicles with pedals and steering wheels. Until late last month, Tesla rides not only relied on vehicles with steering wheels and pedals, but also human safety monitors in the driver’s seat. But they appear to have gone fully unsupervised in Austin ahead of the limited Cybercab rollout. The full Tesla fleet of Model Y vehicles in Miami is purportedly unsupervised, though at launch in early July it comprised just two vehicles, and then three two days later.