AUSTIN, Texas — During the Tesla Q3 earnings call, CEO Elon Musk revealed that, within the next few months, the company’s robotaxi service could begin operating without the safety monitors that currently ride in the front seat of all the autonomous vehicles’ trips.

This move would make the vehicles fully driverless, which was one of the goals of the service from the very beginning, according to Musk.

The robotaxi service, which launched in June in Austin, launched with 10 to 20 cars, but has now expanded to be somewhere in the realm of 30 cars, according to a report from the Austin American-Statesman . The report also says that the service covers 173 square miles in the Austin area.

During the call, Musk said that robotaxi is looking to launch in other markets before the end of 2025.

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