Tesla is working on a purpose-built, wheelchair-accessible autonomous vehicle, according to a company policy advisor who briefed lawmakers in Washington, D.C. this week. The disclosure is one of the first concrete signals that Tesla intends to develop an accessible variant of its self-driving vehicle plans.

No timeline, vehicle name, or technical details were shared, and it remains unclear whether the project is a fresh initiative or an evolution of the Robovan concept the company first showed nearly two years ago. Tesla has previously outlined ambitions for both a robotaxi service and dedicated autonomous vehicles beyond its current passenger lineup.

Accessibility advocates have pushed automakers and robotaxi operators to build wheelchair-accessible options into autonomous fleets from the start, rather than retrofitting them later. Any concrete Tesla product in this space would mark a notable step, though the company’s history of ambitious but delayed timelines means the announcement will likely be met with cautious interest rather than firm expectations.