Tesla 'Robotaxi' status check: 8 months in, 19% availability, and all of Musk's promises are missing

Tesla 'Robotaxi' status check: 8 months in, 19% availability, and all of Musk's promises are missing

Tesla launched its “Robotaxi” service in Austin eight months ago. In that time, Elon Musk promised 500 cars in Austin,...

Tesla ‘Robotaxi’ status check: 8 months in, 19% availability, and all of Musk’s promises are missing

Tesla launched its "Robotaxi" service in Austin eight months ago. In that time, Elon Musk promised 500 cars in Austin, coverage for half the US population, fully unsupervised rides, and expansion to 8-10 cities, all by the end of 2025. None of it happened. Today, the service has roughly 42 cars in Austin, availability below 20%, a crash rate 9 times worse than human drivers, and the "unsupervised" rides Musk hyped before earnings have vanished f…