CEO Elon Musk said on Thursday that the company will deploy autonomous full self-driving (FSD) technology on its Model 3 and Model Y vehicles in Texas and California next year but there are seemingly multiple hurdles on the way before the company’s driverless vehicles can be deployed on public roads.

Tesla unveiled its long-awaited robotaxi at a Hollywood studio Thursday night, though fans of the electric vehicle maker will have to wait until at least 2026 before they are available. CEO Elon Musk pulled up to a stage at the Warner Bros.

The late-night presentation showed off Tesla's new line of self-driving vehicles and updates to its Optimus robots.

I think the cost of autonomous transport will be so low that you can think of it like individualised mass transit,” Musk said on Thursday, after he made a Hollywood entrance at Warner Bros Studios in Los Angeles,

You could fall asleep and wake up at your destination,” said Mr. Musk, Tesla’s C.E.O., but some experts are skeptical that such cars will be ferrying passengers soon.

Elon Musk unveiled Tesla (TSLA) ’s long-awaited robotaxi and the company’s vision for autonomous vehicles. The event was filled with flashy entrances, bartending robots and lofty promises but failed to deliver concrete timelines and details.

Big tech meets Hollywood for an event that billionaire Elon Musk promises will change tech forever. Musk is expected to unveil Tesla's much anticipated Robotaxi on the Warner Bros. studio lot in Burbank at 7 p.

Musk also shared plans to introduce autonomous driving to Model 3 and Model Y vehicles in California and Texas by 2025.