Musk has portrayed the launch of driverless vehicles as central to Tesla’s future success and valuation, saying that robots and self-driving cars could propel Tesla’s market value to at least $30 trillion.

A mannequin simulating a child crossing the street to board a school bus was crushed over and over again by a Tesla equipped with a self-driving feature on Thursday—safety advocates' latest warning of weaknesses in the automaker's tech as it prepares to launch robotaxis on Austin roads.

The EV maker’s CEO said the service will ‘tentatively’ start on June 22 but could shift due to safety reasons.