Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed throughout the Saudi-U.S. Funding Discussion board on Tuesday that the corporate’s Robotaxi platform would finally land within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, primarily confirming the intention to develop a driverless fleet of automobiles outdoors of america.
That is the primary time Musk has particularly confirmed Tesla’s intention to increase into Saudi Arabia, though based mostly on the corporate’s plans, a world enlargement is extra anticipated than a confined Robotaxi platform that’s restricted to solely the West.
Musk confirmed throughout the Funding Discussion board, the place the U.S. agreed with the Saudis to a $600 billion funding pledge, that Robotaxi would finally increase to the nation. The CEO didn’t point out a selected timeframe, however Tesla is about to launch the Robotaxi platform in Austin, Texas, in June.
“Actually, you possibly can consider automobiles, or future automobiles, as being robots on 4 wheels. I feel it will likely be very thrilling to have autonomous automobiles right here within the Kingdom, should you’re amenable.”
? Tesla Robotaxi can be out there in Saudi Arabia, Elon Musk confirms:
“You heard it right here from Elon! He’s bringing Robotaxi to the Kingdom.” pic.twitter.com/3IeaZezYb8
– TESSATIVE (@TESSIET) Might 13, 2025
As Tesla’s Full Self-Driving suite remains to be supervised, it’s increasing to different components of the globe. Earlier this yr, it made its option to China for the primary time everwith many giving rave critiques of the driving force help platform.
Tesla plans to increase to Europe later this yr, however the firm remains to be awaiting regulatory approval from EU businesses, one thing that can seemingly take a while to finish.
The large takeaway is that the Robotaxi platform shouldn’t be confined to a single mannequin, just like the Cybercab. As a substitute, Robotaxi may very well be any Tesla automobile, so long as it’s able to unsupervised Full Self-Driving. That is one thing that can require Tesla to work with native authorities to first launch a Supervised model of the suite, which may then increase to the unsupervised FSD platform, enabling a Robotaxi community within the nation.
However, Tesla’s relationship with the Center East appears to be good. The corporate just lately launched the Cybertruck in Saudi Arabia, enabling buyer orders simply final month.
Tesla confirms Cybertruck will make its means out of North America this yr
Moreover, Musk’s Starlink was just lately given approval for each maritime and aviation use instances, increasing the connection between the nation and the CEO. This was additionally confirmed throughout the Funding Discussion board at this time.
