US EditionTesla starts robotaxi rides without safety monitors in Austin
Tesla launched a limited number of unsupervised Model Y robotaxis in Austin, integrating them with monitored vehicles while planning to increase the driverless fleet over time.
- Tesla began offering Robotaxi rides in Austin, Texas without a human safety driver on January 22, 2026, and CEO Elon Musk announced the unsupervised drives on X with a video showing no front-seat monitor.
- By mixing a few unsupervised vehicles into the fleet, Tesla aims to gather data while increasing the ratio over time, Tesla VP of Self-Driving Ashok Elluswamy said.
- Tesla initially offered first rides to influencers and hand‑picked customers after launch last June, mixing a few unsupervised vehicles into a 30-some car fleet with fewer than 10 active Robotaxis.
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Tesla Robotaxis now drive without safety monitors in Austin. Or do they?
Tesla now operates Robotaxis in Austin, Texas without human safety monitors in the driver's seat. While the above sentence is technically correct, the company may have just moved the safety monitors to another car that follows the first one. This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed. Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced the news on X on Thursday. "Just started Tesla Robotaxi drives in Austin with no safety monitor in…
Elon Musk announced on Thursday, January 22, that Tesla's robotaxis pilot service in Austin began operating without the assistance of human beings on board the vehicle, which led to an increase in the company's shares.In a message on social network X, Musk indicated the start of Tesla's robotaxis trips without human monitors, but without explaining whether the measure was being applied to all vehicles in the fleet operating in some areas of Aust…
Tesla launches robotaxi rides without a human chaperone in Austin
Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via Getty ImagesTesla says some of its cars are now driving passengers without a human monitor in the front seat.CEO Elon Musk has been pushing to launch more self-driving cars in other US cities.Competitors launched similar products in the city 10 months ago.Tesla's cars passed their driver's exam.On Thursday, a Tesla executive said a handful of driverless robotaxis were hitting Austin streets without any hu…
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