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Tesla Technically Launched Robotaxis in Dallas and Houston (Just in Time for Quarterly Earnings)

Gizmodo·AJ Dellinger·about 1 month ago
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Over the weekend, Tesla launched its Robotaxi service in Dallas and Houston in every way except for the one that matters. Despite posting a promotional video on X touting the availability of the hailable autonomous ride, and getting a boost from CEO Elon Musk , who encouraged riders to try out the service, it seems the robotaxis are more available as promotional materials than actual rides. According to RobotaxiTracker, a website dedicated to monitoring the activity of self-driving ride services, there is only one Robotaxi vehicle online in Dallas and two in Houston. Both cities are currently classified as “service unavailable” according to the site at the time of publication. To the extent that any rides have been available, they have been within extremely limited windows. To be clear, it does appear that some rides have happened. A handful of Tesla influencers and diehards have posted videos hailing a ride, but it’d seem like those rides are few and far between.…

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