A video of a Tesla Mannequin Y Juniper driving round with no driver within the driver’s seat was uploaded by X person @TerrapinTerpene this week. It seems like a daily black Mannequin Y at first, till you discover a Robotaxi emblem on the entrance door. Tailing the black Robotaxi Juniper was one other white Juniper following behind, however this one had a daily driver – the belief is that it was a automobile filled with Tesla workers on standby in case one thing went unsuitable with the robotaxi.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk took to the X platform to share some information about this specific Robotaxi prototype. In line with Musk, it’s a typical manufacturing Mannequin Y that rolled off the manufacturing unit flooring, however with a particular model of the software program that shall be launched to public quickly.
HOLY CRAP ITS A #ROBOTAXI!!@SawyerMerritt @WholeMarsBlog @DirtyTesLa @niccruzpatane pic.twitter.com/slfAsu0AQl
— Terrapin Terpene Col (@TerrapinTerpene) June 10, 2025
As for Robotaxi public rides? He says tentatively it’s scheduled to start on June 22. He additionally added that on June 28, a Tesla shall be driving itself straight off the manufacturing unit flooring to the client’s home. Teslas presently already transfer autonomously contained in the manufacturing unit, transferring from one a part of the manufacturing line to a different.
Whereas this new model of the FSD software program that enables unsupervised Robotaxi operation already appears to work effectively sufficient, Musk reveals that an much more superior model with 400-450% extra parameters is presently in alpha stage, however will solely be able to be examined in a couple of months.
Appears to be like just like the Robotaxi roll-out will start with present Tesla fashions. Beforehand, Tesla unveiled a specialised two-door Robotaxi mannequin with no steering wheel on the We, Robotic occasion in 2024. That mannequin isn’t fairly prepared but, clearly.
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