This marks a new accomplishment in the world of autonomous driving technology
In a rather fascinating occurrence, a 2025 Tesla Model Y performed the world’s first autonomous car delivery in the U.S. We know that Elon Musk has been immensely ambitious about self-driving technology for many years now. He has continued to work on this aspect to power the future of mobility. As a consequence, Tesla has been offering partial self-driving cars for a while now. Still, this marks the first time ever that a car drove itself from the showroom floor to the house of the customer.
Tesla Demonstrates World’s First Autonomous Car Delivery
This video stems from the official Tesla handle on X. The visuals capture the footage of the journey of a Tesla Model Y from the dealership to the customer, located around 30 minutes away. Note that this is extremely special because this EV was driving without a driver, a remote control or a human sitting inside the car at all. The EV left the Tesla Gigafactory in Austin and made its way across the city to reach its destination. What is particularly impressive is the fact that the route contained highways, city conditions, traffic signals and more. Still, the vehicle was unflinching and made it safely to its new owner.
The X post reads, “World’s first autonomous delivery of a car! 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”. That video from inside the car records every moment of the ride. This also gives us glimpses of what the future of transportation could look like. With autonomous cars, the major industries that could deploy their usage include ride sharing and delivery. Tesla is arguably the most prominent player in this field, and its ambitions remain strong.
My View
Autonomous driving technology is slowly creeping into modern mobility. Tesla has been at it for the longest time. In recent years, many other carmakers have been working on this to some extent. Evidently, this is something which is set to become a norm in the coming years. However, I believe that there are still a lot of hurdles that this tech needs to cross to become common among the masses. In recent times, we have seen a few accidents involving self-driving cars, which raises security concerns. Let us keep an eye out for more details in this case.
World's first autonomous delivery of a car!
— Tesla (@Tesla) June 28, 2025
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 pic.twitter.com/WFSIaEU6Oq
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