Tesla Starts Robotaxi Rides in Austin With No Safety Monitor Aboard
CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins85% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 85%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or betterNot a Tesla App, 23 January 2026: 'As of Thursday, January 22, 2026, riders hailing a Tesla Robotaxi via the app in Austin have a chance to be picked up by a Model Y with absolutely no one in the vehicle.' No time is given, so the pin is all day.[1]
Tesla began mixing Model Y robotaxis with nobody else inside into its Austin fleet, the first public rides without a safety monitor, seven months after the service launched with an employee in the passenger seat.
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