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Tesla invites select few to robotaxi trial
Bangkok Post
|June 22, 2025
Tesla has sent out invitations to a small group of people to join the limited test of its robotaxi service in Austin, Texas, which is tentatively set to start today, according to posts and email screenshots on social media.
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The invitations said a Tesla employee will accompany riders in the front passenger seat, the posts showed.
A successful trial in Austin will be crucial for Tesla, as car buyers shun the company following its CEO Elon Musk’s embrace of hard-right politics in the US and worldwide.
The company has shifted from building a cheaper EV platform to robotics and artificial intelligence. Much of the company’s valuation rests on that bet.
Mr Musk has said he will focus on safety in the trial, with humans remotely monitoring the vehicles. He has said he expects to be able to scale the robotaxi quickly.
This story is from the June 22, 2025 edition of Bangkok Post.
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