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Tesla Confirms June Launch of Robotaxi Pilot in Austin

The service will debut with 10 driverless Model Y vehicles monitored remotely, with plans for rapid expansion and future rollout in Los Angeles and San Francisco.

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DUBLIN, IRELAND - MAY 16: Tesla logo seen on Tesla vehicle parked in Dublin, on May 16, 2024, in Dublin, Ireland. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Elon Musk on May 14, 2025, in Doha, Qatar.
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Overview

  • Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced that the company will launch a geofenced robotaxi pilot in Austin, Texas, by the end of June 2025.
  • The pilot will feature 10 Model Y vehicles equipped with Tesla's forthcoming FSD Unsupervised software, relying on camera-based systems rather than lidar or radar.
  • Tesla employees will remotely monitor the driverless vehicles, with no human safety drivers present inside the cars.
  • If the Austin launch proceeds without incidents, Tesla plans to quickly scale the fleet to thousands of vehicles and expand to Los Angeles and San Francisco.
  • The announcement comes as Tesla faces regulatory scrutiny over safety data and competition from Waymo, which already operates 250,000 weekly driverless rides in U.S. markets.