The service will begin with Tesla's Model Y vehicles, rather than the Cybercab the company unveiled last year.

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 is officially listed as an autonomous vehicle operator in Austin ahead of the robotaxi launch, but the bigger news is that it has a media inquiry email

Musk has long promised an autonomous Tesla vehicle, with estimates of delivery that were always “two or three years away.” Now a hand-selected group will be able to see the potentially game-changing car in action in the Texas capital for themselves.