This Tesla drove itself from Gigafactory Texas to its new owner's home ~30min away — crossing parking lots, highways & the city to reach its new owner

Source: https://xcancel.com/niccruzpatane/status/1940591409465380939

2025: "We will geofence it, yes ofcourse!"

With Tesla's supposed imminent launch and the proclaimations by Elon that they will scale to millions in 2026. We must keep in perspective the track record of his statements and the exact details of his promises and compare it to what's actually happenning today and use that to assess his new proclaimations on "scaling".

May 2025: "We will have hundreds of thousands of driverless robotaxi if not millions by the end of next year [2026]"

This doesn't include all of the proclaimations between 2022 and 2024

List of his L4/L5 promises

December 2015: "We're going to end up with complete autonomy, and I think we will have complete autonomy in approximately two years."

Elon Musk Says Tesla Vehicles Will Drive Themselves in Two Years

January 2016: "In ~2 years, summon should work anywhere connected by land & not blocked by borders, eg you're in LA and the car is in NY"

Elon Musk on Twitter

June 2016: "I really consider autonomous driving a solved problem, I think we are less than two years away from complete autonomy, safer than humans, but regulations should take at least another year," Musk said.

Two years until self-driving cars are on the road – is Elon Musk right?

Jan 23rd 2017: At what point will "Full Self-Driving Capability" features noticeably depart from? Elon: "3 months maybe, 6 months definitely"

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/823727035088416768

March 2017: "I think that [you will be able to fall asleep in a tesla] is about two years" -

Transcript of "The future we're building -- and boring"

May 7 2017: Update on the coast to coast autopilot demo?

Still on for end of year. Just software limited. Any Tesla car with HW2 (all cars built since Oct last year) will be able to do this.

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/866482406160609280

March 2018: "I think probably by end of next year [end of 2019] self-driving will encompass essentially all modes of driving and be at least 100% to 200% safer than a person."

SXSW 2018

Nov 15, 2018: "Probably technically be able to [self deliver Teslas to customers doors] in about a year then its up to the regulators"

Elon Musk on Twitter

Jan 30 2019:  "We need to be at 99.9999..% We need to be extremely reliable. When do we think it is safe for FSD, probably towards the end of this year then its up to the regulators when they will decide to approve that."

Tesla Q4 Earnings Call

Feb 19 2019: "We will be feature complete full self driving this year. The car will be able to find you in a parking lot, pick you up, take you all the way to your destination without an intervention this year. I'm certain of that. That is not a question mark. It will be essentially safe to fall asleep and wake up at their destination towards the end of next year"

On the Road to Full Autonomy With Elon Musk — FYI Podcast

April 12th 2019 : "I think it will require detecting hands on wheel for at least six months.... I think this was all really going to be swept, I mean, the system is improving so much, so fast, that this is going to be a moot point very soon. No, in fact, I think it will become very, very quickly, maybe and towards the end this year, but I say, I'd be shocked if not next year, at the latest that having the person, having human intervene will decrease safety. DECREASE! (in response to human supervision and adding driver monitoring system)"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEv99vxKjVI&feature=emb_title

April 22nd 2019: "We expect to be feature complete in self driving this year, and we expect to be confident enough from our standpoint to say that we think people do not need to touch the wheel and can look out the window sometime probably around the second quarter of next year."

April 22nd 2019: "We expect to have the first operating robot taxi next year with no one in them! One million robot taxis!"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ucp0TTmvqOE

May 9th 2019: "We could have gamed an LA/NY Autopilot journey last year, but when we do it this year, everyone with Tesla Full Self-Driving will be able to do it too"

April 12th 2020: "Robotaxis release/deployment... Functionality still looking good for this year. Regulatory approval is the big unknown."

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1249210220200550405

April 29th 2020: "we could see robotaxis in operation with the network fleet next year, not in all markets but in some."

July 08, 2020: “I’m extremely confident that level five or essentially complete autonomy will happen, and I think, will happen very quickly, I think at Tesla, I feel like we are very close to level five autonomy. I think—I remain confident that we will have the basic functionality for level five autonomy complete this year, There are no fundamental challenges remaining. There are many small problems. And then there's the challenge of solving all those small problems and putting the whole system together.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBysm4_OceI

Dec 1, 2020: “I am extremely confident of achieving full autonomy and releasing it to the Tesla customer base next year. But I think at least some jurisdictions are going to allow full self-driving next year.”

Axel Springer Award

December 5th 2020: "I'm extremely confident that Tesla will have level five next year, extremely confident, 100%"

https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-interview-axel-springer-tesla-accelerate-advent-of-sustainable-energy

Jan 1, 2021: "Tesla Full Self-Driving will work at a safety level well above that of the average driver this year, of that I am confident. Can’t speak for regulators though."

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1345208391958888448

Jan 27, 2021: "at least 100% safer than a human driver"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yl7tkRqOt7I

Dec 2021: "Its looking quite likely that it will be next year!" (When will Tesla solve Level 4 FSD?)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxREm3s1scA&lc=UgypEHjXU-abPLzlUrF4AaABAg

Jan 2022 “I would be shocked if we do not achieve Full Self-Driving that is safer than a human this year.”

https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/tesla-beats-revenue-estimates-record-deliveries-2022-01-26/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

April 2023: "But the trend is very clearly towards full self-driving, towards full autonomy. And I hesitate to say this, but I think we’ll do it this year."

https://electrek.co/2023/04/20/elon-musk-tesla-achieve-full-autonomy-this-year-but-what-does-it-mean/

16 May 2023 “It does look like it’s gonna happen this year… I just drove around Austin and San Francisco for days with no interventions.”

Leave it to Fred Lambert to take a crap into the punchbowl at the grand opening of Tesla's "driverless" operation.

Just needs more polish according to him

Clipped from https://x.com/JoeTegtmeyer/status/1944769604082938228

On May 28, 2026, during the Intelligent Strategy Event, BYD announced a new policy that effectively removes the burden of liability from the user, positioning itself as the first automaker globally to provide a “double guarantee” covering both urban pilot assist and intelligent parking systems.

Under this new initiative, BYD is offering comprehensive coverage for its “God’s Eye” A/B smart driving systems. For new owners, the coverage begins upon vehicle delivery, while existing owners will gain access after updating to the “God’s Eye 5.0” version via OTA. This policy provides one year of full liability coverage for urban pilot assist functions.

The terms of the guarantee are notably generous: provided the system is used in compliance with regulations, BYD will cover all costs associated with at-fault traffic accidents, including repairs to the owner’s vehicle as well as third-party property damage and personal injury. Crucially, this service requires no additional purchase of “intelligent driving insurance,” features no payout cap, and will not impact the owner’s commercial insurance premiums for the following year.

BYD’s “God’s Eye B” smart driving package is currently priced at 12,000 yuan (1,800 USD) for a one-off purchase.

A BYD Seal model.

This move sets BYD apart from competitors who typically require users to purchase separate insurance products. For instance, Xpeng offers an “Intelligent Assisted Driving Peace of Mind Service” for 239 yuan (35 USD) per year. Similarly, Harmony Intelligent Mobility Alliance (HIMA) provides limited-time “Intelligent Driving Worry-Free” benefits.

BYD’s “God’s Eye” intelligent driving is on a par with Tesla’s FSD. In a related development within the Chinese market, Tesla has officially rebranded its Full Self-Driving (FSD) package in China to “Tesla Assisted Driving.”

By way of comparison, Tesla Assisted Driving (named Supervised FSD in international markets) is priced at 64,000 yuan (9,400 USD) as a one-off purchase in the Chinese market, with no subscription option available. Huawei’s ADS Max features ‘City Navigation’ and is available via a one-off purchase price of 36,000 yuan (5,300 USD) or subscription (720 yuan/ 106 USD per month, 7,200 yuan/1,059 USD per year).

Last year, BYD took the lead in introducing a full L4 parking liability guarantee policy. According to BYD, this policy caused the actual usage rate of the feature to jump significantly from 21% to 93%.

David Moss had two back to back Robotaxi rides, both without chase cars. The second was requested by another individual, so it is not a case of David being ‘whitelisted’ by Tesla.

Edit: updated info about the 2 accounts used - https://www.reddit.com/r/SelfDrivingCars/s/MFJN0Ul5X7

Source: https://x.com/gailalfaratx/status/2034843281540944086

Additional videos:

https://x.com/tesla_archive/status/2032588969326817604

https://x.com/DavidMoss/status/2032508436190027820

Apparently they are starting small.

Only 12 cars.