特斯拉近期在中国推出了备受欢迎的Model Y SUV的六座版本，即Model YL。这款新车型在尺寸上比标准Model Y略大，座位数从五座增加到六座，续航里程接近，但价格略高。此前，许多美国消费者期望Model YL能在本土上市，以填补市场上除昂贵的Model X之外的六座车型空白。然而，特斯拉CEO埃隆·马斯克在推特上确认，美国市场的Model YL生产要到明年年底才能开始，甚至可能因自动驾驶技术的推进而推迟，最快也要到2026年底或2027年初才能上市。马斯克提到的“自动驾驶的到来”似乎与该公司推出的Robotaxi服务有关，但目前该服务仍处于封闭测试阶段，且并非完全自动驾驶，在部分地区仍需驾驶员在场。该服务能否在短时间内获得广泛的监管批准也存疑。此外，自动驾驶技术与六座版Model Y生产时间表之间的具体关联性尚未明确解释。

🚗 特斯拉Model YL六座版在中国市场推出，其主要特点是座位数增加至六个，尺寸略大于标准Model Y，续航里程相近，价格略高。

⏳ 美国市场的Model YL生产计划被推迟，特斯拉CEO埃隆·马斯克表示，在美国的生产最早也要到明年年底，甚至可能因为自动驾驶技术的进展而进一步延后，预计2026年底或2027年初才能上市。

🤖 马斯克提及的“自动驾驶的到来”可能与特斯拉的Robotaxi服务有关，但该服务目前仍处于早期阶段，并非完全自动驾驶，且在推广过程中面临监管审批等挑战。

❓ 马斯克并未详细解释自动驾驶技术与Model YL生产时间表之间的具体联系，也未提及美国以外市场的Model YL上市计划，这给其他市场的潜在买家留下了希望。

Earlier this week, Tesla launched a six-seater version of its most popular SUV, dubbed the Tesla Model YL. We've got the details, but in short, it's a bit larger than the Model Y, with six seats instead of five, nearly the same range, and a slightly higher price tag.

Given that the only six-seater Tesla option globally is the far pricier Model X, a lot of potential buyers probably hoped that the Model YL would come to the U.S. as well. That might never happen, and if it does, it won't be very soon.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed this in a tweet.

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"This variant of the Model Y doesn’t start production in the US until the end of next year. Might not ever, given the advent of self-driving in America," he wrote.

At best, U.S. buyers won't be able to get a Model YL until very late 2026 or, more likely, early 2027.

As for the "advent of self-driving," Musk is referring to the company's recently launched and fast-expanding Robotaxi service. It's only available in a handful of cities and areas in the U.S. right now, but Musk said the plan was to offer Robotaxis to "half the population" of the U.S. by year's end.

That's very unlikely to happen. The Robotaxi service is currently in a sort of closed beta, and isn't exactly autonomous either, especially in the Bay Area where a driver must be present at all times. Even if Tesla could pull it off, the service would still need to be approved by regulators, and it's hard to imagine the company getting the green light in so many U.S. cities in the next four months.

It's not entirely clear why self-driving would impact a six-seat variant of the Model Y, either, and Musk offered no further explanation.

Tesla's chief also didn't mention markets other than the U.S., so potential buyers can still hope that the Model YL will arrive there a bit sooner.