June 22 (UPI) --Tesla will begin its launch of robotic taxis in Austin, Texas, on Sunday afternoon, Elon Musk announced. "The @Tesla_AI robotaxi launch begins in Austin this afternoon with , This Sunday, June 22, Tesla will give a select group of people the chance to ride in its Model Y Robotaxis in Austin, Texas, where the EV maker moved its headquarters from California in 2021., Tesla plans to unleash robotic taxis onto the streets of Austin, Texas, this month. If the automaker can pull this off, it will be the culmination of a rocky, decade-long effort by the company to , Tesla’s robotaxi service, touted by Elon Musk as the future of his flagging electric-car maker, is expected to launch in the company’s home city of Austin on Sunday with only about 10 cars and , Reuters. Demonstrators protest against Tesla and its CEO Elon Musk, outside a Tesla service center and gallery in Austin, Texas, U.S., June 21, 2025., .