US EditionWould You Hail a ‘Robotaxi’? Musk Bets Cabs Will Give Tesla a Lift After Boycotts and Sales Plunge
- Tesla plans to debut its robotaxi service in Austin, Texas, on Sunday, June 22, using Model Y vehicles within a geofenced area.
- The launch was postponed from June 12 due to safety concerns and legal requirements mandating DMV approval before autonomous operation.
- The initial rollout includes 10 to 12 invitation-only vehicles operating from 6:00 am to midnight with human safety operators onboard.
- Analyst Daniel Ives forecasts autonomous tech could add $1 trillion in market value, while lawmakers and critics express safety and compliance concerns.
- The Austin launch signals Tesla's renewed focus on AI and autonomy amid prior controversies and aims to expand robotaxi services to other cities later.
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My Mother LodeWould you hail a ‘robotaxi’? Musk bets cabs will give Tesla a lift after boycotts and sales plunge
NEW YORK (AP) — Elon Musk promised in 2019 that driverless Tesla “robotaxis” would be on the road “next year,” but it didn’t happen. A year later, he promised to deliver them the next year, but that didn’t happen either. Despite the empty pledges the promises kept coming. Last year in January, Musk said, “Next year for sure, we’ll have over a million robotaxis.” Would you settle for 10 or 12? Musk appears to be on the verge of making his robotax…
Would you hail a 'robotaxi'? Musk bets cabs will give Tesla a lift after boycotts and sales plunge
NEW YORK (AP) — Elon Musk promised in 2019 that driverless Tesla “robotaxis” would be on the road “next year,” but it didn’t happen. A year later, he promised to deliver them the next year, but that didn’t happen either. Despite the empty pledges the promises kept coming. Last year in January, Musk said, “Next […]
Tesla tiptoes into long-promised robotaxi service
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -Elon Musk’s vision of Tesla’s future is set for a public test on Sunday, when a dozen or so self-driving cars in Austin, Texas start a limited, paid robotaxi service. Though Tesla is dispensing with a webcast product launch event helmed by Musk, fans will be scouring the internet for videos and reports from the coterie of invited riders that will be allowed to hail the small stable of Model Y SUVs for trips within a limi…
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