June is shaping up to be a big month for Tesla when it comes to autonomous driving. On Thursday CEO Elon Musk confirmed that robotaxi testing in Austin is going well and is ahead of schedule, while at the same time announcing the company plans to complete the first delivery from the factory to a customer, completely autonomously.
Driverless Robotaxi Testing
For months Tesla has been saying they plan to launch a paid robotaxi service in Austin, Texas, in June, and with just three days before June begins, it looks like the company is on track for a successful launch. On Thursday Musk said that for the past several days Model Y cars with no one in the driver seat have been testing on public roads in Austin “with no incidents,” confirming a report from yesterday that driverless testing had been performed in the city.
Musk also commented that this testing is “a month ahead of schedule.” While he did not provide a specific launch date for the robotaxi service, that same report from yesterday said the company was targeting Thursday, June 12 for the robotaxi debut.
Initially, the robotaxi service will be limited to around 10 Model Y SUVs, and will be limited to certain parts of the city, but the company hopes to expand that to thousands of cars and more parts of the U.S. in the months ahead if all goes well.
Autonomous Vehicle Delivery
Earlier this year Tesla started using Full Self-Driving Unsupervised at Giga Texas (and Fremont, and as of this week, Giga Berlin) to move newly built vehicles from the factory to the outbound logistics lots for transport to Delivery Centers. Building on that success, Musk commented on a post on X that Tesla was aiming to complete the first delivery from Giga Texas to a customer, completely autonomously, later this year.
That timeline appears to have been accelerated, with Musk also saying on Thursday that the first autonomous delivery to a customer will happen in June. Musk did not elaborate on where that delivery will take place, but it will presumably be from Giga Texas. Musk also didn’t elaborate on how the company plans to offer this autonomous delivery option to customers, and what the restrictions will be (e.g., distance from factory).
For the past several days, Tesla has been testing self-driving Model Y cars (no one in driver’s seat) on Austin public streets with no incidents.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 29, 2025
A month ahead of schedule.
Next month, first self-delivery from factory to customer.
