Tesla says first fully autonomous Model Y delivery completed ahead of schedule
Tesla (TSLA) CEO Elon Musk said in a post on X, formerly Twitter, '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!!' Musk added in a subsequent post, '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.'
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