Tesla’s Robotaxi Could Self-Drive Your Faith in Autonomous Cars Right Off a Cliff

It’s been a long time coming for Tesla’s robotaxi, but it looks like the company’s first truly driverless vehicle may be ready for a road test. According to Bloomberg, Tesla is set to reveal its robotaxi as soon as June 12, which—if you have a calendar and/or a cursory concept of time and space—you may note is pretty damn soon. While that reveal may be around the corner, the journey for Tesla’s robotaxi to become a real thing you can plant your butt in has been long and winding. Elon Musk—and this is true—first mentioned the idea of Tesla-made robotaxis in *drumroll, please* 2016. That’s right, it’s been nearly a decade since Musk put self-driving taxis on our radar. Feel old yet? I sure do. BREAKING: Tesla launching robotaxi service in Austin on June 12th pic.twitter.com/ifV18fTSFv — Tesla Owners Silicon Valley (@teslaownersSV) May 28, 2025 While it’s impossible to say whether June 12 will for sure be the big reveal, there is at least some evidence to support that the alleged robota ... Read full article.