The touted deployment of Tesla's Robotaxi fleet is still on course this 2020 and according to Elon Musk, the service will be operational before the end of the year. However, the company CEO said hitting the target date will greatly depend on one thing - that the U.S. government gives the necessary regulatory approval.

Robotaxi will boast of full self-driving capability and it appears that Musk is confident the feature has been perfected by Tesla engineers. In reality though, the service will still require scrutiny and if indeed a set standard is met then these smart vehicles will be on the road, likely in the last quarter of the year.

The plan is to make one million Tesla cars with the fully functional Autopilot feature available for the service, and the company chief said the rollout is "still looking good this year."

It would seem that on Tesla's part, everything about the Robotaxi has been covered, CNET reported, and the ball is now on the government to give the service a go.

"Regulatory approval is the big unknown," Musk was reported as saying in a Twitter post, somehow indicating that his creation is all set to launch and it's up to regulators to make things happen.

It should be noted that when Robotaxi was first introduced last year, Autopilot on Tesla vehicles has yet to reach the ideal stage that can make for a dependable and safe transport service. Per the same report, that should be Level 5 as defined in the standard SAE.

The promise from Musk that Tesla's technology is ready for take-off this year is the man saying that the level required for Robotaxi's Autopilot feature has been achieved and it will be showcased to the public as originally committed.

The Tesla CEO also made clear that the hardware to go with the service is in existence and only a software update is needed for vehicles to be part of the Robotaxi fleet. For instance, the Tesla Model 3 has an interior camera embedded in the center rear-view mirror, which when activated by the planned OS update will serve chiefly as a monitor for passengers.

In general, all Tesla vehicles that were assembled starting in 2016 can be enlisted to the service as Musk indicated that these models are Robotaxi-ready just waiting to be called for service.

Tesla gunning for Robotaxi to start in the last months of 2020 could prove as another overestimation from the company boss, according to Electrek, noting too that in the past Musk provided shifting timelines on the deployment of Autopilot and Self-driving Capability features.

It could be that the features are indeed ready by the end of the year but likely not at the level that will win the nod of the government. The safer bet is for Robotaxi to see its realization in the second half of 2021, said the same report.