Tesla, robotaxi and San Francisco Bay Area
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CNBC went to Austin, Texas, to check out the supervised, invitation-only launch of no more than 20 of Tesla‘s robotaxis. CEO Elon Musk once promised Tesla would be able to drive themselves and owners would be able to rent out their vehicles for rideshare.
Tesla has applied for a permit to test and deploy autonomous vehicles in Arizona. It's also eyeing expansion in Austin, Texas and California.
It's too early to definitely answer whether or not Tesla's Robotaxi service is safe, but it's clear that riders have experienced some mishaps first-hand.
Two weeks into Tesla’s invite-only ride-hailing service, CEO Elon Musk’s die-hard fans are amazed, but it’s not clear anyone else is.
Tesla's June launch of its long-awaited "robotaxi" requires a lot of qualifiers: it was supervised, open only to a few invitees and included somewhere between 10-20 vehicles. The stock jumped 8% the day after the launch, and some participants and observers called it a success. The shares have largely given back that gain since then.
Tesla launched its long-promised Robotaxi operations in Austin on June 22, with expectations that it would transform not only transportation but also Tesla
Onboard helpers, bad-weather suspensions, but no crashes. WIRED asked experts to grade Tesla’s Austin autonomous taxi service—and, crucially, how to know if the system is safe.
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Investor's Business Daily on MSNTesla Vs. BYD: Tesla Loses Tax Credits Amid Robotaxi Push; BYD's BEV Sales BoomTesla vs. BYD is no longer a race on EV sales, including BEV-only. Elon Musk has bet all on robotaxis, but can the Austin effort scale up?