Tesla delivered a car to a customer without a driver

Tesla has demonstrated the world’s first fully autonomous delivery of a car from the factory to a customer’s home. The Model Y electric car autonomously traveled a 30-minute route from Texas’ Gigafactory to a customer in Austin using robotaxi technology.

Tesla’s Model Y electric car has made the 30-minute journey from its Gigafactory in Texas to a customer’s home in Austin using robotaxi technology.

The entire delivery process was captured on video, which was published on X’s social network. Unlike the recent launch of the robotaxi service last week, there was no security operator or driver in the cabin during the autonomous delivery. Tesla CEO Ilon Musk confirmed to X that the delivery went through without remote operators at any point along the route.

Tesla CEO Ilon Musk confirmed to X that the delivery went through without any remote operators at any point along the route.

Route through parking lots and highways

A car has successfully navigated through a Gigafactory Texas parking lot, city streets and a highway without incident. Tesla called the event the world’s first autonomous vehicle delivery. Musk has previously promised that the first Tesla car that will autonomously drive itself from the factory assembly line to a customer’s home will arrive on June 28.

The first Tesla car that will autonomously drive from the factory assembly line to a customer’s home will arrive on June 28.

This isn’t the first time fully autonomous vehicles have been used on highways, though. Waymo began giving its employees access to unmanned rides on Los Angeles freeways earlier this year.

Waymo has been providing its employees with access to unmanned rides on Los Angeles freeways since the beginning of this year.

Robotaxi problems have caught the attention of regulators

Competing robotaxi service Tesla has run into a number of technical difficulties. In a published video of a 10-mile Model Y ride with the software, the robotaxi had trouble turning left and temporarily veered into the oncoming lane to adjust its route. In another video from the first day of launch, the robotaxi twice braked sharply when encountering police cars with their lights on, even though the emergency vehicles were not on the roadway.

The robotaxi pilot program has caught the attention of the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The agency has asked Tesla for more information about the incidents. In addition to problems with the robotaxi, recent demonstrations have shown that the Full Self-Driving software has failed to stop in front of flashing school bus signals and stop signs, as well as child dummies running out into the road.

At the same time, Tesla’s robotaxi program has failed to stop in front of flashing school bus signals and stop signs, as well as child dummies running out into the road.

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