Overview

• Tesla rolled out 10–20 Model Y vehicles on June 22 in south Austin, marking the launch of its first fully autonomous Robotaxi service to invited users.
• The service relies on Tesla’s vision-only Full Self-Driving system and carries a flat $4.20 fare for all rides booked through a dedicated app.
• In Monday’s premarket trading, Tesla shares rose nearly 2% as investors assessed the rollout’s potential to scale autonomous ride-hailing.
• Texas’s new autonomous vehicle rules, set to take effect in September, impose stricter safety and reporting requirements on the Robotaxi fleet.
• Tesla plans to expand the service to Los Angeles and Miami and to allow private owners to enlist their vehicles in the network.