Tesla’s robotaxi debut will reportedly be limited to only 10 cars in very specific areas

THE Long promised launch from the Robotaxi service from Tesla to Austin is Scheduled for June 22And it seems that the initial supply of the company will be at best modest. Financial time writing That Tesla will only have about 10 cars available for rides and that the company plans to “avoid them the most difficult intersections of the city”. If problems arise, remote operators could also take control of cars to make sure they reach their final destination.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said CNBC In May, the Robotaxi service could be launched with less than a dozen cars, so it is not necessarily a surprise, but the real scope can be even smaller. Analysts The New York Times Talking about believing that the Robotaxes in Tesla will only be available for “company employees or guests”. This could take months before the service was made available to the wider public.

Musk officially presented the company’s Robotaxi service and its Autonomous cybercab During an event in October 2024, but the idea has been a promised feature for Tesla owners for even longer. The terrain says that as all the teslas are equipped with the cameras necessary for the autonomous system of the company, each of them can be converted into a cabin while being used. Musk thinks that autonomous transport could be so widespread that it becomes as cheap as public transport, while being safer than counting on a human driver.

The fact that the company’s complete self-limited system can remedy it is an open issue. Tesla is Studying by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for autonomous driving accidents. The company also has would have been blocked The city of Austin by handing over its Robotaxi files, which suggests that it is at least a little aware of the way it will work.