The car service will be geofenced to Austin using Level 2 autonomous driving, meaning it still needs human supervision behind the wheel.

Austinites will start seeing Tesla's newest autonomous vehicle, the robotaxi, driving around public streets. The hope is the vehicles will transport paying customers one day, but safety concerns about the company's self-driving software have some calling for the car to be taken off the road.

When Tesla’s robotaxis hit the streets of Austin, they could find themselves driving alongside other autonomous vehicles operated by Alphabet-owned Waymo and Amazon-owned Zoox. Both have been testing their driverless cars on the city’s roads for some time, with Waymo now offering rides to paying customers.

Elon Musk also said starting June 28, Tesla vehicles will drive themselves to a customer's house from the end of the factory line.

With Tesla just days away from a planned rollout of its paid robotaxi service in Austin, the electric vehicle manufacturer is reportedly trying to prevent city officials from releasing records related to its robotaxi trial period.

Tesla was downgraded by two firms, reflecting growing unease following a public fallout between CEO Musk and President Donald Trump.