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Tesla Model Y Completes Historic Driverless Factory-to-Customer Delivery

What It Means for the Future

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TLDR: Tesla successfully delivered a Model Y from its Austin Gigafactory to a customer’s home on June 27, 2025, with zero human intervention—no driver, safety operator, or remote control—marking the world’s first fully autonomous vehicle delivery. The 30-minute journey reaching highway speeds of 72 mph positions Tesla ahead of competitors like Waymo in the race toward commercial autonomous logistics, potentially revolutionizing how we buy cars and reshaping the $5 trillion transportation industry.

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