The company has been negotiating with both the Austin city authorities and the city’s autonomous vehicle working group since May 2024 regarding the introduction of the Robotaxi service safely. Set for release in June 2025, this fully self-driving fleet is a backup plan to the journey that Tesla is eager to accomplish of manufacturing electric and self-driving vehicles that can revolutionize city transportation.

During the Q4 2024 earnings conference call on January 29, Elon Musk announced the plan for the Robotaxi rollout in Austin. At the end of the interview, Musk further said, “We feel confident in being able to do an initial launch of unsupervised, no one in the car, full self-driving in Austin in June.” He noted that the process would be progressive to avoid risks that are associated with accidents and legal issues.

The future is autonomous & it starts in Austin, this June.