Tesla CEO Elon Musk has revealed the U.S. city where the automaker is planning to launch its first robotaxi service for paying passengers in June.
The bigger news, though, is what Tesla has planned for 2025. In the first half of the year, it’s set to launch “ more affordable ” models. Precise details about these models haven’t been confirmed, although Tesla has been talking about them for quite some time.
Tesla’s driver assistance software, known as full self-driving, or FSD, will see unsupervised tests in Texas, California and other states this year.
Tesla's 'full self-driving' tech is slated for this summer in Austin, Texas. The news helped raise the company's stock.
Elon Musk said today that Tesla will launch “unsupervised full self-driving in Austin as a paid service” in June.
Musk first mentioned the robotaxi service idea in October, introducing Tesla’s Cybercab prototype—an autonomous vehicle with no steering wheel or pedals. The plan was initially set for a 2025 launch in Texas and California,
Tesla will launch an “unsupervised, no one in the car” robotaxi service in Austin, Texas, in June, Elon Musk said in an earnings call Wednesday. “We just want to put a toe in the water, make sure everything’s okay, put a few more toes in the water, with safety of the general public and those in the car as a top priority,” Musk said.
Our collective eyebrows raised when Elon Musk said self-driving vehicles were coming to Austin this week. Yes, really. Here is senior reporter Sean O’Kane’s article detailing Musk’s claims, which he made during Tesla’s Q4 earnings call.
Tesla makes its ride-hailing debut with a service starting in June in Austin, where cars will circulate without a driver or supervision.
Tesla is launching its long-awaited robotaxi service in Austin this June, with plans to expand across the US and globally.