Elon Musk has announced the date when Tesla should open its robotaxis to real customers, and it's very close!
Recently, a driverless Tesla robotaxi was spotted on the streets of Austin. A real-life test for the car manufacturer, which has received approval to deploy its autonomous vehicles in Texas. And the first rides with real customers should be available soon.
On X (Twitter), Elon Musk announced that Tesla is aiming for a commercial launch on June 22, 2025. “We are very paranoid about safety, so the date could change,” he added. Depending on the results obtained by his teams during the experimental phase, the availability of robotaxis could still vary.
The first Tesla robotaxis customers in a few days?
“The first Tesla to drive itself from the end of the factory production line to the customer’s home is planned for June 28,” Elon Musk added. Very soon, the vehicles will no longer even need to be launched into traffic with human intervention, which is both fascinating and worrying.
For now, robotaxis are Tesla Model Ys equipped with an advanced version of the FSD (Full Self-Driving) system, which is not available to the general public. The fleet will be very small at launch, with around ten or twenty vehicles, and restricted to a very limited geographical area. Eventually, the Cybercab, specially designed for this role of ride-hailing, should take over. It is not expected to go into production before 2027.
A few months ago, John Krafick, former head of Waymo, which has already launched autonomous taxis, expressed doubts about Tesla's ability to offer a safe service. He criticized the ergonomics and design of the Cybercabs, while suggesting that Tesla could cheat by simulating autonomous driving. He believes it is possible that Elon Musk's company could remotely control robotaxis or use cars that act as beacons. Which shows, Tesla is not the only one to be paranoid.
Tentatively, June 22.
We are being super paranoid about safety, so the date could shift.
First Tesla that drives itself from factory end of line all the way to a customer house is June 28.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 11, 2025
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