Tesla's robotaxi to offer rides from June 22 tentatively; First in Austin

Jun 11, 2025 Anjali Mishra

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Musk emphasized Tesla is being “super paranoid about safety”, so the June 22 date may shift

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Starting June 28, a Tesla will autonomously drive from the factory to a customer’s home as a final test

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Tesla uses camera‑based Full Self‑Driving AI, not lidar, leveraging its fleet for fast, scalable rollout

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Expansion expected to include Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Antonio, with service reaching thousands of cars soon after

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Tesla owners can opt in to add their cars to the fleet—Musk envisions an “Airbnb–Uber” combo model

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Tesla’s purpose‑built steering‑wheel‑free Cybercab will start production in 2026 using a new “unboxed” manufacturing method

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