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CNBC went to Austin, Texas, to check out the supervised, invitation-only launch of no more than 20 of Tesla‘s robotaxis. CEO Elon Musk once promised Tesla would be able to drive themselves and owners would be able to rent out their vehicles for rideshare.
Tesla is expanding its robotaxi pilot program to the San Francisco Bay Area within the next two months, contingent on regulatory approvals
The three autonomous driving experts told Business Insider about how they think the launch went, and what may have prompted some issue.
Onboard helpers, bad-weather suspensions, but no crashes. WIRED asked experts to grade Tesla’s Austin autonomous taxi service—and, crucially, how to know if the system is safe.