TSLA kicks off its first paid robotaxi rides in Austin, testing autonomous tech as rivals race to scale nationwide.
Shares of Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) gained 2.85% over the past five trading sessions as the fall-out between CEO Elon Musk and President Trump is now in the rearview mirror.
Tesla did it. They have taken money for a fully autonomous taxi ride.
Tesla Inc. made a modest but pivotal move in its bid to dominate the autonomous vehicle industry by launching its robotaxi service in Austin, Texas on Sunday.
No splashy stage show, no grand unveil, no Tesla-shaped fireworks. Just a few influencers, a handful of self-driving Model Ys, and a quiet Sunday morning in Austin.
Tesla has started giving rides in driverless Model Y SUVs in Austin, a decade after CEO Elon Musk began making — and breaking — myriad promises about his company's ability to launch such a service.
After driverless Tesla Model Ys were spotted traversing Austin, Texas streets on Sunday morning, CEO Elon Musk posted on his social platform X that Tesla's “robotaxi launch” would start today with rides for a flat fee of $4.20.
The vehicles will have safety monitors and may not operate in bad weather, making them more restricted than the fully autonomous vehicles promised by Elon Musk.
Tesla launched its first robotaxis to the public in Austin on Sunday after years of delays. A small group of users was invited to try the self-driving cars for a flat fee of $4.20.
The electric-car maker is launching a long-promised autonomous-taxi service in Austin to a select group of invitees.
A dozen or so self-driving cars in Austin, Texas start a limited, paid robotaxi service on Sunday.
The launch of the EV maker's robotaxi service would cap a decade of promises about autonomous vehicles by Tesla CEO Elon Musk.