• Elon Musk, Tesla’s CEO, announced that the first robotaxi service will start running in Austin, Texas, in June.
  • Tesla’s paid service will operate using company-owned vehicles equipped with the initial version of its unsupervised Full Self-Driving software.
  • The robotaxi fleet will exclude the anticipated Tesla Cybercab, which is not expected to begin production until at least 2026.

Tesla wants to have a fully self-driving ride-hailing service up and running in Austin, Texas, by the middle of this year. This is what Elon Musk, CEO, told investors on a call on Wednesday, to discuss results at the end of the year. “We will start charging for Full Self-Driving when not being watched in Austin in June,” he said.

Tesla's Commercial Robotaxi Service Set To Launch In Austin This June

Autonomous Tesla Robotaxis with Free Roaming Capability

Tesla will use its own fleet, consisting of the Model 3 and Model Y, for the first robotaxis instead of the Cybercab, which was shown off in October of last year but is not expected to go into production until at least 2026. No price information was given. At its Fremont, California, plant, Tesla cars have been running on their own. Soon, Austin and other locations around the world will be able to offer this service. The company plans to bring its robotaxi service to more American towns by the end of the year.

It is important that Telsa will not be the first company to offer self-driving taxis to the public. Waymo One is a ride-hailing service that doesn’t need drivers. It has been around for a while. It began in Phoenix, Arizona, and has since spread to Los Angeles and San Francisco. Soon, it will also reach Austin, Atlanta, and Miami.

Tesla will slowly roll out its Robotaxi service to ensure that everything works properly and that its customers and passersby’s safety comes first. “Our approach offers a comprehensive AI solution,” Musk said. It doesn’t require high-precision maps of a locality, so we just want to be cautious.”

If the plan works, Tesla’s autonomous Full Self-Driving software will be made available. Right now, only FSD (Supervised) is available. Musk says that the autonomous version could be in customer cars as early as next year. This would make way for the Tesla Network, an idea that was first put forward more than ten years ago. Owners of cars that are part of the ride-hailing service will be able to rent them out. Of course, no one knows when this will be used because Tesla needs to fix charging issues first and, more importantly, show that the cars are safe enough to drive themselves.

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