# "I think we could see robotaxis in operation with Tesla next year" (DEPLOY verdict: Contradicted)

- **DEPLOY verdict:** Contradicted
- **Claim type:** Timeline
- **Claimed:** 2020-01-01
- **Implied deadline:** 2021-12-31
- **Claimed by:** [Tesla](/companies/tesla.md)

## How DEPLOY assessed this

No Tesla robotaxi service operated in 2021. First limited pilot launched June 2025 in Austin.

## Proof on file

- Claim source: https://www.npr.org/2024/10/10/nx-s1-5144675/tesla-robotaxi-cybercab-reveal-thursday
- Status evidence: https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-trucks/tesla-robotaxi-2022/

## See also

- [Tesla's full claims ledger](/companies/tesla.md)
- [Claim Integrity Index](/stats/claim-integrity.md): which robot companies deliver on their claims.

_Status is a DEPLOY assessment from primary sources, restated only by appending a new event. Canonical URL: /claims/tesla-c2_