Tesla Robotaxis Are Now Driving Themselves in Austin: ‘It Was Awesome’

Tesla officially launched its first robotaxis on Sunday to a small group of invited users, marking the beginning of what CEO Elon Musk envisions as a promising new business.

The robotaxis are driverless 2025 Tesla Model Y cars outfitted with “unsupervised self-driving technology.” For the launch, which took place in Tesla’s hometown of Austin, per TechCrunch, a Tesla employee sat in the passenger seat as a safety precaution, but the passenger seat did not have a steering wheel or pedals.

The first riders were a small group of retail investors and social media influencers selected by Tesla. One recipient, Herbert Ong, said in a video on X that Tesla had extended

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