Elon Musk says Tesla will unveil new robotaxis in August - 5 years after promising a self-driving fleet

Billionaire mogul and Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced that his company's long-rumored, fully automated taxi service will arrive late this summer'Tesla Robotaxi unveil on 8/8,' Musk posted to his social media platform X. But Musk made similar promises five years ago this month, at Tesla's Autonomy Day with investors at the electric vehicle-maker's Palo Alto, California headquarters. Musk told investors that was'very confident' then, in April 2019, that Tesla will have autonomous robo-taxis on the road as soon as next year, 2020. Then billionaire tech mogul showed off a Tesla ride-sharing app. 'Tesla Robotaxi unveil on 8/8,' Tesla mogul Elon Musk posted to his social media platform X But Musk made similar promises five years ago this month, at Tesla's Autonomy Day with investors at the electric vehicle-maker's Palo Alto, California headquarters In April 2019, Musk said he was'very confident' Tesla would have autonomous robo-taxis on the road as soon as 2020. Musk said Tesla began developing full self-driving technology in 2016 with the idea of launching a ride-share service.