Tesla will operate autonomous robotaxis, in at least some jurisdictions, in 2020.
Right, but late ●●●●●
“I feel very confident in predicting autonomous robotaxis next year”
- Said on
- 22 April 2019 · Tesla Autonomy Day investor event
- Source
- https://techxplore.com/news/2019-04-tesla-autonomous-chip.html · TechXplore (AFP)
- Should come true
- 2020
- How sure they sounded
- very confident
- Categories
- Self-driving
- Importance
- 4 of 5 · Driverless ride-hailing at Tesla's scale would reshape transport; he also claimed over a million robotaxis.
Outcome
Right, but late Happened 22 June 2025.
Tesla had no robotaxi service in 2020. It launched a limited Robotaxi service in Austin in June 2025, about four and a half years late and far below the "over a million robotaxis" also claimed that day.
- https://electrek.co/2025/07/23/elon-musk-with-straight-face-tesla-robotaxi-will-cover-half-us-population-end-year/
- https://news.bgov.com/texas-brief/teslas-robotaxi-falls-short-with-long-waits-stalled-rides
History
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