Tesla Robotaxi Rides Without Safety Monitors Begin in Austin (1)

Jan. 22, 2026, 7:38 PM UTC

Tesla Inc. is beginning to offer actual robotaxi rides in Austin, a milestone for the carmaker that launched a service seven months ago with vehicles that have relied on human supervisors sitting in front seats.

Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk touted the development in an X post Thursday, sharing a video from an ex-Tesla artificial intelligence engineer. The CEO announced last month that testing without any occupants in the company’s cars was underway.

Tesla’s head of AI, Ashok Elluswamy, wrote in a separate post that “a few” of the vehicles in the company’s Robotaxi fleet will ...

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