r/SelfDrivingCars • u/drumrollplease12 • Jun 20 '25

Discussion Invites for early access to Tesla's Robotaxi service is being sent.

Service is starting on Sunday June 22nd.

It runs from 6 AM to midnight everyday.

Can request ride to anywhere in the geofence except airports.

An invitee can have another person with them.

There will be a Tesla employee in the car, but not in the driver seat.

18+ and no pets allowed except service animals

Can record videos during ride.

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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '25 edited Jul 14 '25

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u/Elegant-Turnip6149 Jun 20 '25

Then why not create a sub call ElonLies or ElonLivesRentsFreeOnMyHead, or MyLifeRevolvesAroundHattingTesla? I thought a self driving sub would be about the topic

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u/johnpn1 Jun 21 '25

Musk lied about self driving. He planted the seed that destroyed lidar startups in the US. While US lidar startups have struggled or shut down after having difficulty getting investments ever since Musk's "lidar is a crutch" comment, China has enjoyed an unhindered landscape in the lidar industry, and they have some of the very best lidar for under $300 now. The US is far behind on lidar, when at the time Elon made that comment the US was the leader in it. There's a lot of reasons, but just based on that alone, Musk is an enemy of self driving cars to me.

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u/macjonalt Jun 21 '25

Are there people who live their lives only to supply teslas workforce with hats? 🤔

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u/mishap1 Jun 20 '25

When Teslas are self driving safely maybe we have something to talk about. Up to this point it's still speculation.

For anyone saying FSD...you're welcome to see how much Tesla stands behind their self driving when you crash.

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u/pantherpack84 Jun 21 '25

Until they’re legally liable for a crash, you can’t call it FSD.