Tesla Delivers First Driverless Car in Texas Milestone
Tesla has completed its first fully autonomous vehicle delivery, with a driverless Model Y navigating from the company's Austin factory to a customer's home, a milestone as the company faces a downturn in sales and more competition in the electric vehicle market.
Tesla has completed its first fully autonomous vehicle delivery, with a driverless Model Y navigating from the company's Austin factory to a customer's home, a milestone as the company faces a downturn in sales and increased competition in the electric vehicle market, the New York Post reported.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced that the company has completed its first driverless car delivery to a customer, showcasing the potential of its "Full Self-Driving" technology at a pivotal moment for the electric automaker.
A Tesla Model Y SUV left the company's Gigafactory and drove itself about 30 minutes to a customer's house last Friday. The route included parking lots, highways, and city streets. Tesla shared a time-lapse video of the trip, emphasizing that the vehicle operated independently for the entire drive.
"There were no people in the car at all and no remote operators in control at any point. FULLY autonomous!" Musk posted on X.
Ashok Elluswamy, Tesla's head of AI, said the delivery was not staged.
We "literally chose a random customer who ordered a Model Y in the Austin area," he said. The car reportedly reached a top speed of 72 mph during the trip.
To be honest I love anything Tesla, but my problems is that the are freaking expensive. I don't think those cars are made for civil servants.