Overview
- Tesla published a full 30-minute video on June 28 showing a Model Y navigate parking lots, highways and city streets from its Austin Gigafactory to a customer’s home without a driver or remote operator.
- CEO Elon Musk confirmed on X that there were no people in the car at any point and that the delivery finished ahead of schedule.
- The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has requested data on incidents reported during Tesla’s invite-only robotaxi pilot in Austin earlier this month.
- City of Austin officials say they were notified of the delivery but lack authority to regulate unsupervised autonomous vehicle tests on public roads.
- Industry observers note that Waymo’s LiDAR-equipped fleet has offered fully driverless highway rides to employees since 2024, challenging Tesla’s “first” claim.