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According to reports, Tesla is nearing the launch of its driverless robotaxi service.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk intensified speculation on Thursday.
“For the past several days, Tesla has been testing self-driving Model Y cars (no one in driver’s seat) on Austin public streets with no incidents,” Musk said.
“A month ahead of schedule. Next month, first self-delivery from factory to customer,” he added.
For the past several days, Tesla has been testing self-driving Model Y cars (no one in driver’s seat) on Austin public streets with no incidents.
A month ahead of schedule.
Next month, first self-delivery from factory to customer.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 29, 2025
Prior reports noted that Musk said any such launch of the self-driving Model Y cars would start with 10 or 20 vehicles.
June 12th is reportedly Tesla’s internal deadline to launch the robotaxi service in Austin.
🚨BREAKING: $TSLA SET TO LAUNCH ROBOTAXI SERVICE IN AUSTIN ON JUNE 12
• Tesla targets June 12 for robotaxi service launch in Austin, per Bloomberg
• Elon Musk aims to pivot Tesla toward driverless vehicles and AI
• Service to start with small fleet, previously expected by end… pic.twitter.com/B7aYeAZuuE— Tesla Archive (@tesla_archive) May 28, 2025
CarBuzz reports:
This marks a significant milestone, as previous tests in Austin involved safety drivers behind the wheel. The current driverless tests reportedly have a Tesla engineer riding as a passenger, with the vehicle operating autonomously without remote intervention. Musk did not directly address the June 12 rumor but had previously indicated the service would begin operations by the end of June.
In the same social media announcement, Musk also revealed another ambitious plan: “Next month, first self-delivery from factory to customer.” This suggests a Tesla vehicle would autonomously drive itself from the manufacturing plant to its new owner. The concept, while intriguing to some fans, raises practical questions about potential damage during transit and how such issues would be handled.
Footage of Teslas driving themselves from the factory to their loading dock provides a glimpse of what self-delivery would look like.
WATCH:
Teslas driving themselves from the factory to their loading dock. This is really mind-blowing. Thanks to the Tesla team and Elon Musk for the great work.🫡 pic.twitter.com/mAJHEOhGhW
— TESLA CARS ONLY.⚡ (@teslacarsonly) May 29, 2025
Despite the ambitious June 12th rumored goal, the launch date is still subject to change.
Per Mashable:
Musk has been promising the imminent launch of Tesla’s robotaxi service for years. For Example, in 2022, Musk claimed that the company’s robotaxis would be ready in 2024.
Earlier this week, Fortune reported that multiple state and local agencies in Austin have yet to receive crucial safety information about the driverless vehicles that will soon be traveling around the city. Fortune reported that Tesla had yet to provide sufficient plans, guides, or training for local emergency responders in the event that a robotaxi crashes and passengers need to be rescued. Musk, in his X post, did not address whether Tesla has since provided this information to Austin officials, but Fortune cited city officials who said the information would be provided prior to launch.
Bloomberg’s source said that the June 12 launch date is subject to change, but a potential change of plans has yet to come up within the company. Bloomberg also reported that robotaxi testing in Austin started this week, with Musk seemingly confirming this reporting with his X post.
Although Musk shared that the company has been testing the robotaxi without a human in the driver’s seat, EV outlet Electrek says the service is expected to use “heavy teleoperation.” This means a human operator could control the Tesla robotaxi remotely from outside of the vehicle.