MKBHD May Have to Shave His Head: Musk Confirms $30K Cybercab Delivery Before 2027

Tech YouTuber Marques Brownlee might want to start shopping for razors.

Back in October 2024, after Tesla unveiled the Cybercab at its “We, Robot” event, MKBHD made a bold bet. He was so confident Tesla couldn’t deliver a $30,000 robotaxi to consumers before 2027 that he vowed to shave his head on camera if they pulled it off.

“There’s no way they’re actually going to be able to do that,” Brownlee said at the time. “If they do, I will shave my head on camera. I’m that confident they won’t do it.”

Fast forward to February 2026, and Tesla just rolled the first Cybercab off the production line at Giga Texas. Elon Musk isn’t backing down from the timeline either.

Marques Brownlee in October 2024 on the Cybercab being delivered before 2027 for $30,000:

"There's no way they're actually going to be able to do that. If they do, I will shave my head on camera. I'm that confident they won't do it."

Today, Tesla announced that the first… https://t.co/CDMz7IfGbG pic.twitter.com/6iu2QDR4Cl

— Sawyer Merritt (@SawyerMerritt) February 17, 2026

When asked directly on X whether Tesla would deliver on the $30,000 Cybercab promise before 2027, Musk’s response was characteristically brief: “Yes.”

Yes

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 17, 2026

Tesla fans immediately flooded social media with AI-generated images of a bald MKBHD. The memes write themselves.

From Electrek:

The announcement immediately set Tesla fans ablaze, not with discussions about the vehicle’s autonomy challenges, but with AI-generated images of YouTuber Marques Brownlee sporting a freshly shaved head.

Volume production of the Cybercab is expected to begin in April 2026. The first units will be used internally by Tesla employees, but consumer sales are planned before year’s end.

From Not A Tesla App:

While Elon’s timelines have historically been a point of contention, he has the hardware to back up his confidence this time. The very first Cybercab officially rolled off the production line.

There’s a catch, though. The Cybercab has no steering wheel or pedals. It’s entirely dependent on Tesla’s Full Self-Driving technology being approved for unsupervised operation. Without that, the vehicle literally can’t move on its own.

Tesla’s robotaxi pilot in Austin currently operates in a geofenced area with remote supervision support. Expanding that to consumer vehicles nationwide is a massive regulatory and technical challenge.

Musk has acknowledged early production will be “agonizingly slow.” But he’s betting Tesla can scale fast enough to deliver on the promise—and make MKBHD reach for the clippers.

Whether Brownlee actually ends up bald remains to be seen. But one thing’s certain: Tesla fans will be watching every delivery announcement very closely.