Tesla starts sort-of Robotaxi service in San Francisco by invite only
There's a driver at the wheel
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Five years after Musk predicted that there would be a million
self-driving Tesla taxis on the road, they finally launched an
invitation-only trial with a handful of modified Model Ys in Austin
last month, complete with an in-car safety monitor. Now Tesla is
issuing invitations for Robotaxi rides in San Francisco, although with
some important caveats.
For example, there's a human in the driver's seat as opposed to the front-passenger seat in the Austin tests. This is most likely because regulators haven't cleared Tesla to run an autonomous driving service
in the state as yet, so the cars need someone behind the wheel.
https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/31/tesla_robotaxi_san_francisco/
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