Elon Musk claims Tesla will launch a self-driving service in Austin in June

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Thursday that his company will launch a paid ride-hailing robotaxi service in Austin, Texas this coming June, the latest in a long line of sky-high promises he has yet to meet about autonomy.

Musk was unsurprisingly light on details. He said that there will be no people in the cars, which will use the yet-to-be-released “unsupervised” version of its Full Self-Driving software.

Musk first teased the idea of starting up a paid self-driving service back in October when Tesla revealed its purpose-built Cybercab prototype, which has no steering wheel or pedals. He said at the time that Tesla was looking to launch an early version of the ride-hailing service in Texas and California in 2025 using Model Y SUVs and Model 3 sedans.

Bloomberg News recently reported that Tesla was in talks with Austin city officials to make that happen.

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