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Tesla CEO Elon Musk tell Wednesday his company will set up a paid drive - herald robotaxi service in Austin , Texas using its own fleet vehicles this coming June — the late in a long line of sky - high promises he has yet to meet about autonomy .
Musk was otherwise unsurprisingly light on detail . During an earnings call , Musk said there will be no drivers in the gondola , which will employ the yet - to - be - relinquish “ unsupervised ” reading of its Full ego - Driving package . He also say he expects the unsupervised FSD software package to be released to owners in California and “ many regions of the U.S. ” this yr . But the idea of owner adding their own car to the Tesla ride - hail fleet wo n’t happen until at least next twelvemonth , Musk say .
The CEO then called 2025 “ maybe the most significant year in Tesla ’s history . ”
Musk first bug the idea of start up a pay ego - get serviceback in Octoberwhen Tesla let on its purpose - built Cybercab prototype , which has no steerage bike or foot lever . He pronounce at the time that Tesla was looking to launch an former translation of the drive - hailing inspection and repair in Texas and California in 2025 using Model Y SUV and Model 3 sedans .
Bloomberg News recentlyreportedthat Tesla was in talks with Austin urban center officials to make that come about . The city ’s press function did not immediately reply to a request for comment .
Musk said Wednesday that Tesla is “ putting our toe in the body of water gently at first , just to make indisputable everything ’s nerveless , ” but did n’t offer any further detail about what that means . Tesla has been testing the performance of unsupervised FSD package on its factory grounds in Texas , he read — a position that has far less complexness than a material - human beings environment .
“ Then , you lie with , put a few more toe in the water , then put a ft in the water supply , with safety of the general public and those in the railway car as a top precedency , ” he said .
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Musk say Tesla is “ looking for a safety tier that is significantly above the average human driver , ” but did not define how Tesla is making that measuring .
The company has long published a so - promise “ fomite refuge account ” on its website that shares the numeral of miles travel between crashes on Autopilot , its less equal to equipment driver assistance software package . The company compare that act to an overall government crash shape for human drivers . But there are a number ofproblemswith this comparison . Much of Autopilot driving happens on highway and not on open streets . Tesla also does not offer up any detail about the weather condition or badness of these crashes .
This story has been update with more details from the pay call .
