Tesla Rolls Out Model Y Robotaxi Fleet in Austin, Musk Hails Milestone

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Tesla officially debuted its Robotaxi service in Austin on Sunday, marking its first deployment in the U.S. More than 10 self-driving Model Y vehicles ferried guests—primarily social media influencers—around the South Congress neighborhood. Riders used a dedicated Tesla ride-hailing app that works like Uber’s. Tesla employees sat in the front seats as safety monitors; the cars nonetheless ran on the company’s Unsupervised Full Self-Driving software. CEO Elon Musk celebrated the milestone on X, calling it the “culmination of a decade of hard work” and noting that Tesla designed both the AI chip and software in-house. The launch intensifies competition with Alphabet’s Waymo and Amazon’s Zoox as Tesla faces NHTSA scrutiny over FSD in poor weather and partners with Musk’s xAI.

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00:02Tesla officially debuted its robo-taxi service in Austin on Sunday,

00:06marking the company's first deployment in the U.S.

00:08More than 10 self-driving Model Y vehicles ferried invited guests,

00:12primarily social media influencers, around the South Congress neighborhood.

00:16Riders use a dedicated Tesla ride-hailing app that works like Ubers,

00:19while Tesla employees sat in the front seats as safety monitors.

00:23Cars nonetheless ran on the company's unsupervised, full-self-driving software.

00:27CEO Elon Musk celebrated the milestone on X,

00:30calling it the culmination of a decade of hard work,

00:32noting that Tesla designed both the AI chip and software at-house.

00:36Launch intensifies competition with Alphabet's Weibo and Amazon's ZooX,

00:40as Tesla faces NHTSA scrutiny over FSD and poor weather,

00:45and partners with Musk's AXAI.

00:47For all things money, visit Benzinga.com.

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