Elon Musk’s Robotaxi dream has become a reality with the launch of a pilot autonomous cab service in select areas of Austin, Texas. Currently, the service is invite-only and not yet open to the general public.

Tesla deployed a small group of self-driving taxis picking up paying passengers on Sunday in Austin, Texas, with CEO Elon Musk announcing the "robotaxi launch" and social-media influencers posting videos of their first rides.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk took to X (formerly Twitter) to congratulate the Tesla AI software and chip design teams, calling the achievement the “culmination of a decade of hard work.”