While the initial testing will use Tesla's own fleet of cars, regular customers may be able to add their cars to the ride-hailing fleet next year, Musk says.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Wednesday his company will launch a paid ride-hailing robotaxi service in Austin, Texas using its own fleet vehicles this coming

Tesla will launch an “unsupervised, no one in the car” robotaxi service in Austin, Texas, in June, Elon Musk said in an earnings call Wednesday. “We just want to put a toe in the water, make sure everything’s okay, put a few more toes in the water, with safety of the general public and those in the car as a top priority,” Musk said.

Musk noted an autonomous fleet could see vehicles utilized an average of 55 hours per week, vs. the current average for vehicles to be utilized just ten hours a week on average. As a first step, Musk said Austin will see an initial launch of unsupervised FSD in Austin in June, and expects California and other states to follow.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has revealed the U.S. city where the automaker is planning to launch its first robotaxi service for paying passengers in June.

Elon Musk says that Tesla’s “unsupervised self-driving begins,” but as usual with the CEO’s statements about self-driving, it’s just

Elon Musk has outlined an aggressive timeline for Tesla’s long-awaited robotaxi service, projecting a fully autonomous ride-hailing network in some California cities by the end of 2025. The announcement came during Tesla’s latest earnings call on Wednesday,