During a recent interview with CNBC, Musk said it will be prudent for the company to be cautious in its roll-out of the system and that Tesla employees will monitor the fleet of robotaxis remotely.

Elon Musk promised the June Austin Robotaxi would operate "unsupervised." New disclosures suggest that won't happen, but what will?

Tesla's June robotaxi debut in Austin is a go, but it will be invite only, a Morgan Stanley analyst, who visited the company's Palo Alto office, said.

With any new technology or use case, there are bound to be legal cases to test and define the bounds of the law. Currently, a person in the driver’s seat of a Level 2-3 vehicle would find themselves in legal liability for a crash. However, the passenger of a Level 4 vehicle likely would not.

Tesla will begin deploying a small fleet of robotaxis in Austin, Texas, as part of a pilot program intended to evaluate its new Unsupervised Full-Self Driving system.

Waymo received approval to expand its robotaxi operations in California and will proceed methodically. The service will include more of the Bay Area, while the company also plans to eventually reach San Francisco International Airport.

Wedbush analyst Dan Ives said Tesla’s upcoming robotaxi launch in Austin marks a significant turning point for CEO Elon Musk and the company, calling it a “watershed moment” in its push toward autonomy and robotics.