(Reuters) -Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the company's new six-seat Model Y variant, launched in China this week, might never enter production in the United States, citing the rise of self-driving vehicles.

Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk said the company’s new six-seat version of its Model Y sport-utility vehicle might never come to the U.S., given the rise of autonomous vehicles.

Either the end of 2026, or not at all, according to Elon Musk. The new six-seater Model Y L variant is creating some buzz after just launching in China, but Musk said that the rise of autonomous vehicles may preclude its arrival in the US.