Nigeria, June 28 -- Elon Musk, Chief Executive Officer of Tesla Inc., marked his 54th birthday today by announcing the company's first fully autonomous vehicle delivery.

The statement was shared on his social media platform, X. According to Musk, a Tesla Model Y SUV was delivered from Tesla's manufacturing facility near Austin, Texas to a customer's home without any human driver or remote assistance.

The route included city streets and highways, and the vehicle reached a maximum speed of 72 miles per hour, as confirmed by Ashok Elluswamy, Tesla's Head of Artificial Intelligence and Autopilot.

The delivery was made on June 27, one day before the date Musk had earlier projected for the first autonomous handoff.

"This vehicle drove itsel...