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Elon Musk celebrated Friday after a Tesla drove itself from a manufacturing facility to a buyer’s dwelling for the primary time.
“First time {that a} automotive has delivered itself to its proprietor!” Musk boasted on X, a day earlier than his 54th birthday.
Musk mentioned the supply was accomplished forward of schedule.
“The primary absolutely autonomous supply of a Tesla Mannequin Y from manufacturing facility to a buyer dwelling throughout city, together with highways, was simply accomplished a day forward of schedule,” Musk wrote in one other submit. “There have been no folks within the automotive in any respect and no distant operators in management at any level. FULLY autonomous.”
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Elon Musk celebrated Friday after a Tesla drove itself from a manufacturing facility to a buyer’s dwelling for the primary time. (Marc Piasecki/Getty Photographs / Getty Photographs)
Tesla shared video of the drive, writing on X:,”This Tesla drove itself from Gigafactory Texas to its new proprietor’s dwelling ~30min away — crossing parking heaps, highways & town to achieve its new proprietor.”
Tesla additionally debuted its robotaxi service in Austin this week.
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Forward of the launch, CNBC reported the corporate would function invite-only robotaxi rides, utilizing a couple of Mannequin Ys, inside a geofenced space of Austin.
Tesla Mannequin Y vehicles at an Austin, Texas, dealership. (Brandon Bell/Getty Photographs / Getty Photographs)
There have been anticipated to be “security displays” with the automobiles, Electrek reported, citing invites.
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“Tremendous congratulations to the @Tesla_AI software program & chip design groups on a profitable @Robotaxi launch!!” Musk wrote Sunday afternoon in an X submit. “Fruits of a decade of exhausting work. Each the AI chip and software program groups had been constructed from scratch inside Tesla.”
Fox Information’ Aislinn Murphy and Alexandra Koch contributed to this report.
