An Austin official told Fortune it had no choice in the matter: 'the City does not have the authority to regulate these vehicles.'

Tesla achieved an autonomous delivery milestone this week as a vehicle drove itself from the factory to the customer's home, and Elon Musk celebrated on X.

Tesla boss Elon Musk said his firm has completed its first-ever driverless car delivery to a customer – a milestone that comes as struggling automaker scrambles to reverse a recent sales slump.

The company has devoted resources to autonomous driving rather than developing new models to attract car buyers.