On May 29, Elon Musk announced via a post that Tesla will, for the first time in June, deliver Model Y vehicles to customers by having them drive themselves autonomously from the factory.

Musk stated that Tesla has been extensively testing the Model Y’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) system on public roads in Austin, Texas, with zero accidents reported.

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At Tesla’s Gigafactory in Austin, the primary production focus is on the Model Y and Cybertruck.

The factory had already implemented an "autonomous drive-to-delivery zone" feature earlier this year.

In a recently released video on X, Tesla showcased multiple Model Y exiting the production line and navigating autonomously to outbound logistics areas for transport to delivery centers.

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In a post on X, Musk noted that the company is pushing toward its next milestone—conducting the first fully autonomous vehicle delivery from Giga Texas to a customer later this year.

Tesla has reportedly accumulated over 50,000 miles of uninterrupted autonomous driving within this controlled environment.

In traditional auto plants, millions of dollars are spent annually on manual vehicle transportation. Tesla, however, has turned factory logistics into a near-zero-cost process using FSD technology.

From Fremont to Austin, Tesla’s Gigafactories demonstrate that autonomous driving can easily manage standardized factory environments.

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Now, Tesla is expanding FSD beyond factory logistics to direct autonomous customer deliveries.

Tesla’s timeline for autonomous deliveries appears to have moved up, with Musk stating Thursday that the first customer delivery using Full Self-Driving will happen in June.

However, while FSD has shown promising maturity in the U.S., thanks to extensive training and real-world data, its performance in other markets—where data and testing are limited—remains inconsistent due to regulatory roadblocks.

For instance, its rollout in China this year has been tumultuous, leaving customers who purchased FSD for 64,000 RMB (c. 8,900 USD) with an ADAS experience that is inferior to the US version.

Elon Musk previously stated that Tesla faces restrictions from both the Chinese and U.S. governments—China prohibits transferring training footage abroad, while U.S. regulations prevent AI training within China due to national security concerns, creating a complex challenge.

However, he explained that Tesla had found an alternative solution by training its Full Self-Driving (FSD) model in the U.S. using publicly available videos of Chinese streets.