Some sources in the EV space have already started disputing Musk’s claim that this was the first ‘fully autonomous’ journey on a US public highway.
Amid a controversial and error-prone robotaxi rollout in Austin this week, Tesla claims it has completed its first “fully autonomous delivery” of a vehicle all the way from the factory to the customer’s home.
According to Tesla’s official X account, the new Model Y traveled for roughly 30 minutes from the company’s Gigafactory in Austin, Texas, across «parking lots, highways, and the city to reach its new owner.» Tesla engineer Ashok Elluswamy said in a separate post that the vehicle achieved a brisk 72 miles per hour on the highway.
“There were no people in the car at all and no remote operators in control at any point.
