Tesla CEO Elon Musk has revealed new details about the company’s relatively impending roll -out of the Robotaxi platform as the suspected launch date on June 12 continues to close.
Earlier today, the first video showing the first driverless Tesla Robotaxi in Austin was shared on X, just a day after the city officially listed the company as an autonomous vehicle operator on its website. Tesla is listed as a company in the “test” phase.
🚨 BREAKING: The first Tesla Robotaxi has been seen in Austin!
It has the word “Robotaxi” that is inscribed on the site and it is very clear that there is no one in the driver’s seat.
Looks like someone is in the passenger seat. https://t.co/6BDTFD4B8P pic.twitter.com/dygwceq5kz
– Teslarati (@teslarati) June 10, 2025
The original details of Robotaxi are revealed by Musk, which carefully releases small things that appear to show the capacities throughout the Tesla fleet, and not necessarily only the vehicles that will be involved in the initial roll -out of Austin.
First Tesla -driverless Robotaxi spotted in nature in Austin, TX
His first tidbit is one that many Tesla owners and fans will already know: Many Teslas are capable of this running performance, but full self-driving is not yet refined to the point where the software is quite ready to handle it. Current versions are robust but not prepared for driverless navigation. However, the hardware will allow Teslas to be Robotaxis, even if they have already been purchased by owners:
These are unmodified Tesla cars coming right from the factory, which means that any Tesla coming out of our factories is capable of unattended self-driving! https://t.co/n94ln0uas6
– Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 10, 2025
This is one of the greatest benefits that Tesla has over other vehicle manufacturers. In short, the over-the-air software updates that will be rolled out to FSD users will eventually also turn their cars into robotaxis.
However, Musk throws some details about the version of FSD that is run in these new Robotaxis that were stained. Musk said that the version this Robotaxis is running is a new version, but will soon “merge to the main branch.”
There is also an even newer version that has four times the parameters like this newer version used by Test-Phase-Robotaxis, but Musk admits that this needs significant refinement before being released to the public.
It is a new version of software, but will soon merge to the main branch.
We have a more advanced model in the alpha phase that has ~ 4x params but still require a lot of polishing.
It’s probably ready for implementation in a few months.
– Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 10, 2025
Currently, Tesla is simply teasing the actual launch date of the Robotaxi program but Bloomberg reported earlier this month that it will take place on June 12.