Overview

• Tesla plans an initial pilot of about 10 Model Y robotaxis in Austin with a goal to scale up to 1,000 vehicles within months.
• Officials say Tesla has not delivered essential guidance for emergency responders or clarified how autonomous the taxis will be.
• Job postings indicate remote operators will monitor and intervene in real time, suggesting the service will not be fully driverless at launch.
• A small fleet is already undergoing invite-only testing in Austin and San Francisco to gather early performance data.
• Federal regulators continue probing Tesla’s Full Self-Driving and Autopilot systems after hundreds of crash reports.