{
  "id": 16039522,
  "title": "Tesla claims privately owned Model Ys can join its Robotaxi fleet in Q2 2027 – a deadline it will likely miss",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/tesla-claims-privately-owned-model-ys-can-join-its-robotaxi-fleet-in",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-22T11:33:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TechSpot",
    "slug": "techspot",
    "url": "https://www.techspot.com/news/114295-tesla-claims-privately-owned-model-ys-can-join.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Tesla CEO Elon Musk has repeatedly promised that owners of Tesla Model Y vehicles could eventually contribute their cars to the company's Robotaxi fleet, earning passive income. However, the timeline for this feature, announced by VP of Autonomous Driving Ashok Elluswamy during the company's Q3 earnings call on October 21, may prove optimistic. The integration of Model Ys into the Robotaxi service is expected to occur in the second quarter of 2027, but this projection could be significantly delayed. Although Tesla has made progress in developing autonomous driving technology, the company's delivery of fully autonomous taxis to customers has been slower than initially anticipated. Musk's earlier prediction of a million robotaxis on the road by 2020 has not materialized, with Tesla only launching the service in Austin in the summer of 2025. The vehicles have been involved in more crashes per mile than those driven by human operators, largely due to the use of vision-based software instead of more advanced radar and lidar systems. Despite the delays, interest in Tesla's Full Self-Driving (Supervised) feature remains high, with over three-quarters of new Tesla buyers in North America opting for this option in the latest quarter.",
  "summary": "During Tesla's third-quarter earnings call on October 21, VP for Autonomous Driving Ashok Elluswamy announced the company's aim to let some Model Y owners add their vehicles to Robotaxi's autonomous fleet around the second quarter of 2027. The feature, which would enable users to earn money from ride-hailing, has long... Read Entire Article",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Verge",
        "title": "Tesla says customers can add their own vehicles to the robotaxi fleet next year — will it happen?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/tesla-says-customers-can-add-their-own-vehicles-to-the-robotaxi-fleet",
        "published": "2026-10-21T23:36:31.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}