The gold-colored two-seaters went live in Austin, Texas, after a launch event that had a notable absentee: Elon Musk.

Tesla has registered 45 Cybercabs as autonomous vehicles with the Texas DMV. A new video shows them driving around Austin ahead of the official launch.

The electric-auto maker will officially debut its steering-wheel-free robotaxi on Thursday. But building the vehicle is the easy part.

Tesla has deployed dozens of steering-wheel-free Cybercabs in Austin as Elon Musk seeks to expand its robotaxi service and catch self-driving rival Waymo.