Texas

Everyday Texans will have to wait a little while longer for Elon Musk's inaugural fleet of Tesla robotaxis to hit the streets of Austin.

The world's richest man has been teeing up the rollout of a paid, self-driving robotaxi service launching in the Texas capital for months, with the fleet set to comprise autonomous Model Y Tesla vehicles. Initially, the robotaxis were reportedly set to roll out on Thursday, June 12, according to Bloomberg; now, Musk himself confirmed it'll be a little while longer for the self-driving vehicles to cruise through Texas.

On Tuesday, June 10, Musk shared on social media: "Austin >> LA for robotaxi launch lol." When asked by someone when the first public rides will be available, he noted it won't be this week.

"Tentatively, June 22. We are being super paranoid about safety, so the date could shift," he wrote on X. "First Tesla that drives itself from factory end of line all the way to a customer house is June 28."

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