- Tesla just updated its autonomous Robotaxi coverage map in Austin, Texas.
- The service area is similar to rival Waymo’s map but extends coverage.
- Customers noticed what could be a somewhat intentional shape to the map.
After years of anticipation and plenty of hype, Tesla’s Robotaxi launch didn’t quite arrive with the spectacle many expected. Rather than having dozens of cars driving around without constraints, around 10 cars showed up with human supervisors all working within a GPS-fenced area. Tesla is making improvements, though, and it starts with a phallic-shaped updated coverage map.
The few people currently invited to Tesla‘s Robotaxi Beta program should have a new update in their Robotax app. Dubbed version 25.7.5 (6031), the software comes with several enhancements. It now provides walking directions to your pickup and final destination. It allows customers to edit their destination after booking. And it alerts customers if a destination closes near arrival time.
Perhaps most interestingly, it updates the coverage map, and boy, is it an interesting one. As maps go, they usually don’t matter much beyond simple function. This one, though, is shaped kinda funny. Almost like a ball-peen hammer but with much rounder edges. In fact, as many online joked about its shape, Tesla CEO Elon Musk publicly replied to one comment with a simple Chef’s kiss meme…