Not A Tesla App – Tesla Executives Confirm Robotaxi on Track for June
Editors note: this article is not out of the Onion. Instead, it is just another example of Tesla executives lying and fanboys reporting on it as if it were actually true.
At the Tesla Q4 2024 Earnings Call, we found out that Tesla now has a firm date and set location for the first deployment of its Robotaxi fleet. Now, several of Tesla’s executives have re-iterated that deployment date and location in several different places.
Like most Tesla fans and investors, we’re excited to see Cybercab make its official debut on the streets of Austin, Texas, sometime in June. That’s potentially less than 100 days away – but who’s counting, right?
Elon Confirms
Elon Musk confirmed on X that Tesla is still on track to launch autonomous ride-hailing (Robotaxi) in Austin this June. Plus, they’re also working on rolling it out to even more cities in the United States by the end of the year.
Tesla’s benchmark for expanding deployments is ensuring that Robotaxi safety surpasses the average human driver by a wide margin. Based on the latest Vehicle Safety Report, Supervised FSD is already making strong progress, outperforming the average driver by 10.5 times—a full order of magnitude.
Franz Confirms
Franz Von Holzhausen, Tesla’s Head of Vehicle Design, also confirmed that Tesla will be offering Cybercab rides in Austin starting in June. What’s key here is that he confirmed the presence of Cybercabs finally deploying – it won’t be driverless Model Ys or Model 3s – it’ll be the Cybercab.
NEWS: Franz says Tesla will start offering Cybercab rides in Austin, Texas this June.
— Sawyer Merritt (@SawyerMerritt) February 10, 2025
“Starting in June we’ll be having Cybercabs rolling around; That’ll be the technology that feels like the future but is happening today.”
via Jay Leno’s Garage pic.twitter.com/jWagsRN4mn
That means an autonomy-first vehicle without a driver’s seat, steering wheel, or pedals will be on the road and driving people from point to point. Major autonomy competitors like Waymo use heavily modified EVs that still have seats and vehicle controls intact. An autonomy-first design increases passenger room and storage while also improving efficiency by reducing vehicle weight.
Are you planning on making your way down to Austin to experience the Robotaxi experience first-hand or are you planning on waiting until it’s deployed in a city near you? Let us know your thoughts in our forums or social media.
