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The first fully autonomous delivery of a Tesla Model Y from factory to a customer home across town, including highways, was just completed a day ahead of schedule

CarCooler | 2025-06-27 20:07 | 674 views

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Salty-Barnacle- 2025-06-27 20:19

This is amazing news! The Tesla team is grinding so hard! I can’t wait until FSD Unsupervised is released, this second half of the year has been crazy for Tesla! Per Elon follow up reply: There were no people in the car at all and no remote operators in control at any point. FULLY autonomous! To the best of our knowledge, this is the first fully autonomous drive with no people in the car or remotely operating the car on a public highway. [Elon reply via X](https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1938682871105102254?s=46)

StartledPelican 2025-06-27 20:25

Judging by the pic, I'm assuming point-to-point delivery via Starship? Nice!

CarCooler 2025-06-27 20:25

Yeah, history has been made. Legacy auto in awe!

damonlebeouf 2025-06-27 20:28

buy car on your phone sitting on the couch one day. later that week car drives itself to your house. when can we go ahead and tell all the car dealerships (stealerships) their time is done?

Academic_Release5134 2025-06-27 20:29

I would prefer that my car be delivered without the extra mileage, please

LyinUnderOath 2025-06-27 20:30

And still had to pay the $1,390 destination fee.

damonlebeouf 2025-06-27 20:30

ya but they only deliver it via starship for the first customer. the rest of would have to watch it just drive up and park in the driveway. how lame is that?

ChymChymX 2025-06-27 20:35

I would guess it'd be a preference either way. Pick up or delivery via FSD.

CarCooler 2025-06-27 20:36

That's not confirmed yet.

SwayingTreeGT 2025-06-27 20:42

Curious behind the logistics of this. They must’ve set up an area to do PDI’s for the car before it’s sent off on its journey. How about license plates?

Meats10 2025-06-27 20:42

maybe i'm completely whelmed, but this isnt amazing news to me. this hardly streamlines anything. if im buying a car, i want to review with a car rep to see if anything is not right before accepting. Also, FSD was supposed to be done by now and driving across the country YEARS ago. now we're celebrating a local drive done 1 day ahead of schedule in 2025.

woalk 2025-06-27 20:45

But if you pick it up and drive it home… it will then have the same mileage.

WhitePantherXP 2025-06-27 20:46

Up next, Tesla drives home drunk owner from bar. Fingers crossed

hhssspphhhrrriiivver 2025-06-27 20:47

Elon is probably technically correct due to the "no people in the car" clause, but Waymo has been driving on public highways for a while with passengers, which is functionally the same thing.

WhitePantherXP 2025-06-27 20:47

Please stop posting

feurie 2025-06-27 20:47

They’ve been doing remote deliveries or drop offs for year. This requires a human only when something is wrong. Also, just because it’s late means it isn’t a big step forward and accomplishment in terms of capability?

feurie 2025-06-27 20:48

Pretty sure that’s a legal thing. You have to pay that from any OEM even if you’re getting it from the factory. Same price too.

feurie 2025-06-27 20:48

This was literally across town.

feurie 2025-06-27 20:49

They do it at the factory instead of a service center. Don’t think it’s that complicated.

rknki 2025-06-27 20:49

Lol, true. More than 10 years later than promised and only geofenced? NP. 1 day ahead of latest schedule? History has been made!!1!1!

[deleted] 2025-06-27 20:50

Teleoperation is amazing!

gittenlucky 2025-06-27 20:51

30 min between order and delivery or it’s free.

Salty-Barnacle- 2025-06-27 20:51

Yeah it seems like a very technical semantics claim lol

SUPER-NIINTENDO 2025-06-27 20:53

Sheesh y’all are never happy

Laser_Loon 2025-06-27 20:55

Tesla delivering a feature BEFORE schedule? That’s gotta be a first right?

ObeseSnake 2025-06-27 20:58

Elon's profile pic on X (currently)

Civil-Ad-3617 2025-06-27 20:59

They still need to have the large car haulers to deliver the cars to each region. Automated delivery is for after it reaches the region. Technically considered last mile, like how Amazon deliveries work.

ZeroWashu 2025-06-27 21:00

Laws will need to be updated to accommodate features like FSD. Namely to protect the driver even if they are in the driver seat. In some states you can be charged with DUI even from a passenger seat if there is an indication you could or did act on the driving of the vehicle. I would be more concerned for what Ford hinted at, the car driving back to the dealer/etc when you miss the payment. I would love to say that would never happen but too many items that list of never could happen have.

LyinUnderOath 2025-06-27 21:00

It says from the factory to the customers home.

SilhouetteMan 2025-06-27 21:00

There’s no such thing as X should be done by now. It’s released when the technology is ready.

LyinUnderOath 2025-06-27 21:00

You get the fee if you pick it up from the factory

LyinUnderOath 2025-06-27 21:01

Might be.

Meats10 2025-06-27 21:02

ok, but promises were made. money was invested. people have expectations.

Zornorph 2025-06-27 21:05

*And once in a moment* *It all comes to you* *As soon as you get it* *You want something new*

junior4l1 2025-06-27 21:10

If I get a car with 3k miles on it and filthy I’m going to lose it lol

LyinUnderOath 2025-06-27 21:11

Set the fsd to go back where it came from lol

Civil-Ad-3617 2025-06-27 21:12

Agreed, and this is a crazy good milestone! The point I’m trying to make is I don’t see a texas made car self driving to New mexico, unless they have wireless charging.

time4someredit 2025-06-27 21:12

I think it’s the highway part that makes it a first. Waymo cars drive with “no people in the car” before they pick up the customer.

Academic_Release5134 2025-06-27 21:14

You’re taking my comment way too seriously

my_eep3 2025-06-27 21:16

When the first driver of your brand new car isn’t you

[deleted] 2025-06-27 21:16

I usually don’t delight in people losing their jobs. But I want those parasites destroyed.

[deleted] 2025-06-27 21:18

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EljayDude 2025-06-27 21:18

It is. I had to pay it picking up at the factory and looked it up at the time to verify there wasn't any way of wiggling out of it.

Doomsdave512 2025-06-27 21:19

Can you autonomously send it back after inspecting the panel gaps?

[deleted] 2025-06-27 21:19

I expect a number of jurisdictions will fight tooth and nail to keep these laws. For no reason other than inertia and a feeling that being drunk in a car is wrong.

[deleted] 2025-06-27 21:20

Any Tesla investors from a decade ago are more than happy.

that_dutch_dude 2025-06-27 21:33

im sure they can make it swing by a car wash before arriving at your home.

dubie4x8 2025-06-27 21:39

No it was delivered via Starship I was there

cokyrobes1 2025-06-27 21:48

Tesla leading the world as usual

jwrig 2025-06-27 21:52

"promises were made..."

DarksideGustavo 2025-06-27 21:53

Check out the car, no good. Pat on its back: "now off you go, back where you came from"

rustybeancake 2025-06-27 21:53

*customer’s house may not survive delivery.

Suitable_Switch5242 2025-06-27 21:55

You’d put those miles on the car anyway, from the pickup location to your home. But this way if the car gets a rock chip, cracked windshield, flat tire, or run into, it’s Teslas problem instead of yours.

SodaPopin5ki 2025-06-27 22:12

They actually delivered Model Y ahead of schedule. Probably because the engineers sort of ignored a lot of Musk's ideas, like no steering wheel, and a new platform.

SodaPopin5ki 2025-06-27 22:12

Do we know where this happened?

Salty_Leather42 2025-06-27 22:30

Awesome if true!

thorscope 2025-06-27 22:32

It’s confirmed. Destination fees are federally mandated to be the same for every customer, regardless of location. Even picking a vehicle up at the factory will have a destination fee.

ChunkyThePotato 2025-06-27 22:35

Jobs don't benefit society if they're not actually useful.

ChunkyThePotato 2025-06-27 22:35

Waymo isn't driverless on highways yet.

ChunkyThePotato 2025-06-27 22:36

No, the highway part is a key. That's a big difference.

ChunkyThePotato 2025-06-27 22:37

Nope, it was stated that there was no teleoperation. Nice try though.

Bulky_Jellyfish_2616 2025-06-27 22:46

Destination Fees are not federally mandated.

sudoArbiter 2025-06-27 22:55

I’m guessing we’re still some time away from the car being able to drop me off at the airport (or wherever) and then drive back home and park?

Big_Astronomer4146 2025-06-27 22:57

Now THAT'S frickin' cool! 😁

HappyRobot593 2025-06-27 23:10

How come they can deliver the car fully autonomously but can't run the robotaxi fully autonomously? Is it because of liability to the person in the taxi?

darga89 2025-06-27 23:10

Have it drive itself through a carwash first

[deleted] 2025-06-27 23:23

Destination fees are not federally mandated. The federal mandate is only that the window sticker and the paper work needs to show clearly what the destination fees is (if any) to the customer so you don't trick them. Federal government does not care if a manufacturer actually charges the destination fees. But if it needs to be shown on the window sticker clearly, then there's no way for the car manufacturer to show different prices to different customers depending on their delivery location. So I think auto manufacturers just compute a flat fee for a specific model and put the same amount on the window sticker for all cars they ship. [https://www.cars.com/articles/what-makes-up-a-destination-charge-1420663050695/](https://www.cars.com/articles/what-makes-up-a-destination-charge-1420663050695/)

[deleted] 2025-06-27 23:30

or an optimus at superchargers to plug the car in

1988rx7T2 2025-06-27 23:44

They will just say it’s a stunt, special software was used, it’s not a real deployment etc.  After closing Argo and Cruise they’re not going to admit that robo taxis became a thing right after they gave up.

1988rx7T2 2025-06-27 23:56

Waymo isn’t a production vehicle coming out of a factory. They’re retrofits.

TheRealTV_Guy 2025-06-28 00:01

South Carolina has entered the chat….

jc3737 2025-06-28 00:01

Can it drive to my house in Virginia?

TheRealTV_Guy 2025-06-28 00:01

South Carolina has entered the chat….

hhssspphhhrrriiivver 2025-06-28 00:03

I don't know if it's available publicly, but it's been available to employees in Phoenix, SF, and LA for a while now: https://x.com/Waymo/status/1823026661232685541 https://x.com/waymo/status/1884300282298773590

Due-Arrival-4859 2025-06-28 00:12

Next up: houses that present themselves and give you the keys when you buy/rent

sevaiper 2025-06-28 00:47

I wonder how they are going to charge going cross country

IPThereforeIAm 2025-06-28 00:50

What makes you “pretty sure”?

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twinbee 2025-06-28 01:34

Elon [continues](https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1938682871105102254): > There were no people in the car at all and no remote operators in control at any point. FULLY autonomous! > To the best of our knowledge, this is the first fully autonomous drive with no people in the car or remotely operating the car on a public highway. And [also](https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1938682931498901861): > Video coming soon!

sermer48 2025-06-28 01:35

I mean seriously something like Optimus probably will

tenemu 2025-06-28 01:42

These are people who would witness world peace and complain that it took too long.

Mysterious_Sea1489 2025-06-28 01:43

With the robotaxi wireless charging network.

steveman0 2025-06-28 01:49

They won't. They'll still be distributed by a Tesla semi because it is still likely more efficient for it to haul several cars than for them to all drive themselves.

[deleted] 2025-06-28 02:00

Oh that’s right, people here still believe what Elon says…. 🤪

Kandiak 2025-06-28 02:11

Glad to see he’s adopting the Trump type of tweeting by using all caps to draw attention

Barry41561 2025-06-28 02:15

That'll do pig, that'll do....

ChunkyThePotato 2025-06-28 03:24

Correct, it's still in testing. Not public.

[deleted] 2025-06-28 03:26

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ChunkyThePotato 2025-06-28 03:28

Austin, Texas

ChunkyThePotato 2025-06-28 03:28

r/technology is anti-technology. They would hate this.

ChunkyThePotato 2025-06-28 03:31

You're assuming they'd pick it up from the factory...

ChunkyThePotato 2025-06-28 03:33

I don't believe some of his predictions for the future. But why wouldn't I believe him describing something that has already happened?

YagerD 2025-06-28 03:37

The fact they haven't posted the video or streamed it live is so weird.

noghead 2025-06-28 04:06

Ok, people (not just elon) over-estimated timelines...it happens when nobody has ever made this work before...you cant be mad like someone blowing estimates to build a house. Its amazing...later than first thought...but still amazing.

noghead 2025-06-28 04:08

Definately not lead car. I would bet anything.

noghead 2025-06-28 04:10

probably wanting to be extra careful with robotaxi.

MeinWaffles 2025-06-28 04:14

Did he have to pay the destination fee?

xarips 2025-06-28 05:48

ELON IS THE FUCKING KING

RealityRox 2025-06-28 07:22

It's there now: [https://x.com/Tesla/status/1938816477127418224](https://x.com/Tesla/status/1938816477127418224)

RealityRox 2025-06-28 07:23

Video: [https://x.com/Tesla/status/1938816477127418224](https://x.com/Tesla/status/1938816477127418224)

woek 2025-06-28 07:36

I think they had multiple autonomous deliveries planned, so that if the first one failed, they had a second or third option that were still on time for the 28th.

savic1984 2025-06-28 11:47

Pretty cool but is this allowed? Is it legal to just have robot cars on the road? Or is this an American thing?

hhssspphhhrrriiivver 2025-06-28 12:15

Okay, but that wasn't part of the claim. This isn't public either. It's one delivery

UltraLisp 2025-06-28 12:34

They’re certainly anti-Elon.

greyscales 2025-06-28 13:39

I wouldn't call 1 day early after being 8 years late "ahead of schedule".

MrGruntsworthy 2025-06-28 14:07

They'll get shipped to Tesla shops and go from there dingus

Quin1617 2025-06-28 14:16

Yep. Even if it was perfect the PR of autonomous vehicles is already bad enough, no need to voluntarily make it worse. Especially when the status quo is to launch these services with a safety driver(monitor in this case).

joshonekenobi 2025-06-28 14:25

We all should be at this point.

allofdarknessin1 2025-06-28 15:23

There’s airbnbs kinda like that. Also car rentals too. You download an app make a purchase and the car unlocks with the key inside and the Airbnb will give you a code you enter in the keypad lock to your room with a key inside an envelope on the counter. Technically possible for buying a house except for the massive amount of buying legal paperwork.

allofdarknessin1 2025-06-28 15:25

I thought wireless was silly when I first read about its inefficiency but it won’t matter that much if you’re not there physically waiting on it.

allofdarknessin1 2025-06-28 15:27

I did some research on this before my first Tesla, I think they say it on the website too but destination fees includes documentation fees like vehicle registration.

csdk1 2025-06-28 16:32

Try doing this in the rain!

eabandit 2025-06-28 23:48

Is this car also running an unreleased version of FSD similar to how the Robotaxis are? Or is it running on the standard publicly available FSD. And then once the person accepts the delivery, does it revert back to the public FSD?

Kirk57 2025-06-29 13:41

Efficiency has improved dramatically.

AdMother9182 2025-07-01 14:29

Transactions at dealerships would be very simple, if people would as willing to pay sticker (asking price) as they are willing to pay for their future car on the internet!!!

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