More Robotaxis
Tesla announced that its robotaxi ride-hailing services will roll out in the Austin Metro area of Texas. Things are speeding up for the electric automaker on the ride-hailing front, and you can now expect to see more of these unsupervised cars doing the rounds in Austin.
This is part of a larger shift in Tesla’s focus, which began with cars and is now expanding into AI and robotics. “Unsupervised Robotaxi now in the entire Austin Metro area,” according to the official X account of Tesla.
They’re Everywhere
While the service is nothing new in the Austin Metro, for nearly a year customers sometimes waited up to 30 minutes for a ride. The initial rollout had roughly 50 vehicles operating in the city, small compared to other similar services like Waymo, which operates up to 250 vehicles.
Elon Musk envisions these driverless cars operating in more U.S. cities soon enough. Concerns about safety remain, however, with news breaking here and there about safety issues, recalls, and accidents involving robotaxis.
Concerns?
It’s been a year since Tesla first launched its autonomous service, but now the company is looking to expand its operations to offer better service with shorter wait times and broader coverage…