Overview

• Tesla posted a video June 28 showing a Model Y drive itself from its Austin Gigafactory to a customer home without a driver or remote operator.
• The roughly 15-mile journey took about 30 minutes and traversed parking lots, highways, intersections and city streets.
• Critics note that Tesla’s Full Self-Driving system remains legally classified as Level 2 autonomy requiring supervision, and that Waymo has operated driverless highway services for employees for over a year.
• The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has requested additional information on safety incidents recorded in Tesla’s supervised robotaxi pilot in Austin.
• City of Austin officials say they lack authority to regulate autonomous vehicles but will continue discussions with Tesla on public safety feedback.