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.