Tesla’s promised 2025 self-driving launch delayed until 2027

During its third-quarter 2026 earnings call, Tesla pushed the launch of unsupervised FSD in customer-owned cars to the second quarter of 2027. AI chief Ashok Elluswamy said the first customer vehicles could then join the robotaxi fleet, subject to conditions. The rollout will be restricted to areas served by Tesla’s robotaxi network and will use FSD v15, planned for the Cybercab and Model Y. The delay follows a string of missed deadlines, including Elon Musk’s 2019 prediction that more than a million robotaxis would be on the road the following year.