Tesla completed its first fully autonomous vehicle delivery, a Tesla Model Y, from the factory to a customer's apartment building.
Elon Musk announced the achievement a day earlier than planned, with the car driving autonomously with no people inside or remote operators controlling it.
Although Waymo has been operating fully driverless vehicles with passengers on highways for over a year, Tesla's milestone is significant given its rocky robotaxi rollout.
Tesla's ability to operate fully autonomous vehicles on highways without safety monitors shows progress towards unsupervised driving, despite the current need for monitors in robotaxis.