Tesla has released a full-length video showcasing the first-ever autonomous vehicle delivery, as a Model Y drove itself from Giga Texas to a customer’s home in Austin – without a driver, safety operator, or remote control.
CEO Elon Musk initially announced the historic delivery on X. However, without video evidence, critics quickly questioned the validity of his claim. In response, Tesla released both a sped-up version (below) and the uncut 30-minute footage (at the end of the article) of the vehicle’s journey, demonstrating the Model Y navigating a variety of real-world scenarios, including parking lots, highways, and residential streets.
World's first autonomous delivery of a car!
— Tesla (@Tesla) June 28, 2025
This Tesla drove itself from Gigafactory Texas to its new owner's home ~30min away — crossing parking lots, highways & the city to reach its new owner pic.twitter.com/WFSIaEU6Oq
The vehicle in question, a silver Model Y with Tesla’s latest hardware suite, included a front bumper camera that provided enhanced visibility. According to Tesla’s Head of AI, Ashok Elluswamy, the Model Y reached speeds of up to 72 mph (116km/h) during its autonomous route, handling all driving functions independently.
“This Tesla drove itself from Gigafactory Texas to its new owner’s home ~30min away—crossing parking lots, highways & the city to reach its new owner,” Tesla wrote in the post accompanying the video. The company emphasized that the drive was conducted entirely under Unsupervised FSD, meaning no human interaction or monitoring was involved.
Although Tesla has used autonomous driving within Giga Texas to move vehicles from the end of the production line to the outbound lot, this marks the first time the technology has been used to deliver a vehicle directly to a customer’s home. It also comes just five days after Tesla launched their robotaxi service in Austin.
It has since been confirmed that the vehicle was running the Robotaxi version of FSD software—an internal build that has not yet been released to the general public. After the handoff, the software was reverted to FSD v13, the latest version currently available to standard users.
Here is the full 30-minute drive.
Come hang out with us & Model Y for 30 mins
— Tesla (@Tesla) June 28, 2025
Full drive in 1x speed below https://t.co/lcClc85Hsn pic.twitter.com/3Ki7StYhsA
