He electric car salesand they are not delivering the desired results, Elon Musk certainly does not lose heart and diverts its aims to the robotaxi, which may have come to a historic turning point for Tesla. The next 22nd June, a few, very select users could enjoy first ofself-driving experience on the road, reports Reuters, barring any last-minute unforeseen circumstances: meet in Austin, Texas.
Musk also announced that a starting June 28th Tesla vehicles themselves will autonomously travel to the customer's home, starting from the end of the production line in the factory.
SUVs will be driving in California this year
The commercialization of autonomous vehicles (AVs) has proven to be a challenge from the very beginning. huge a challenge due to problems of of your digital ecosystem. , regulations rigid and investments growing rapidly, and there have been many skeptics of Musk’s plans. “We are extremely safety-conscious, so the (June 22) date could change,” Musk said in a post on X in response to a user’s question.
Musk has promised a paid robotaxi service in Austin, starting with about 10-20 of his Model Y SUV, which will operate in alimited area and under the remote human supervision. Subsequently, during the year, the company plans to expand its operations to other US states, including California, which has strict regulations regarding autonomous vehicles.
Tesla has tested its self-driving vehicles on Austin's public roads, Musk said last month. Yesterday, the Tesla chief re-posted a video on X showing a Model Y turning at an Austin intersection without a human driver and with the writing “Robotaxi”, followed shortly thereafter by another Model Y. The vehicles ran a new version of Tesla’s advanced driver-assistance software, called Full Self-Driving (FSD), Musk said in a separate post on X. Musk isn’t alone in vying for this space: Waymo, Alphabet’s (Google) self-driving division, is already active in cities including Phoenix, San Francisco, Los Angeles and — via Uber — Austin itself.
La City of Austin welcomed Tesla's experimentation, so much so that he established a municipal task force dedicated to monitoring autonomous vehicles and collecting traffic data.
Musk Regrets Social Media Posts About Trump
Meanwhile, Musk, in recent days in open contrast with President Trump, in a series of social media posts, expressed her strongest contrition yet for how she handled the breakup. “I regret some of my posts about President @realDonaldTrump last week,” she wrote on her social media platform, X. “They went too far.”
The controversy, sparked by Musk’s opposition to a tax cut bill Trump is pushing through Congress, posed a threat to Musk’s fortune when the president raised the possibility of retaliation by cutting off his government contracts.
Seeking $5 Billion in Funding
Elon Musk and his x.AI go to the debt market via Morgan Stanley. As reported by Reuters, the investment bank would have put on the market a total package of 5 billion dollars between bonds and loans, both at fixed and variable rates depending also on the interest it will receive from investors.
