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Around 1,000 Tesla robotaxis in Austin within a few months of

Elon Musk promised Around 1,000 Tesla robotaxis in Austin within a few months of launch by Sep 30, 2025. The deadline passed and it didn't happen.

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“it would probably be at a thousand within a few months”
— Elon Musk · May 20, 2025 · CNBC Interview with David Faber (May 16, 2023), video, ~00:01:04 00:01:04 ↗
Video: CNBC Interview with David Faber (May 16, 2023), video, ~00:01:04
▶ WATCH HIM SAY IT @ 00:01:04 — CNBC INTERVIEW WITH DAVID FABER (MAY 16, 2023), VIDEO, ~00:01:04
What actually happened

Tesla's Austin robotaxi fleet, launched June 22, 2025, held at roughly 18-20 vehicles through September-October 2025 and was about 30 by December, per Robotaxi Tracker data. Data Explained: Tesla's robotaxi fleet in Austin (Robotaxi Tracker data) ↗

The Progression

May 20, 2025
The promise: “it would probably be at a thousand within a few months” · CNBC Interview with David Faber (May 16, 2023), video, ~00:01:04 00:01:04 ↗
Sep 30, 2025
Deadline passed. Tesla's Austin robotaxi fleet, launched June 22, 2025, held at roughly 18-20 vehicles through September-October 2025 and was about 30 by December, per Robotaxi Tracker data. Data Explained: Tesla's robotaxi fleet in Austin (Robotaxi Tracker data) ↗
Today · Oct 12, 2026
Status: Missed · 377 days past due. Never happened.

In a May 2025 CNBC interview Elon Musk said Tesla's Austin robotaxi fleet would start around 10 cars and probably reach a thousand within a few months. It had about 20 by fall 2025.

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