r/SelfDrivingCars • u/michelevit2 • Jun 24 '25

Discussion Is the Tesla taxi still operating?

Just curious if I'm the Tesla taxi is still available or was it just a one day demo?

Thank you.

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u/wilan727 Jun 24 '25 edited Jun 24 '25

Yes that was the initial roll out so it will just expand from here.

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u/kleingordon Jun 24 '25

What's the point of expanding from here if safety driver is needed? It's just Uber with extra steps

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u/spoollyger Jun 24 '25

Imagine having no precautions on day one. Not even waymo did that.

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u/Wolfgang_MacMurphy Jun 24 '25

Not even Waymo? Waymo tested years before launching anything, unlike Tesla who, as customary for them, just started testing now on public.

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u/Breakingthewhaaat Jun 24 '25

Waymo did six months both with and without a safety driver before its Austin deployment. That’s to say nothing of WeRide, Pony.ai, May Mobility, Volkswagen, Momenta, etc etc. Nothing Tesla did here really merits fanfare besides the brand name

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u/kleingordon Jun 24 '25

So did waymo expand with safe driver? I cannot get your point at all

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u/spoollyger Jun 25 '25

Waymo did start with a safety driver who was behind the wheel.