Tesla launches Robotaxi service in San Antonio, its eighth US market
Tesla switched on its driverless Robotaxi service in San Antonio at 5 a.m. on Monday, making the city its eighth US market and its fifth in Texas, one week after Fort Worth joined the network. The launch geofence covers an estimated 275 square miles, the largest opening map Tesla has used in any city, slightly bigger than Austin and Houston. San Antonio International Airport sits inside the zone, although airport pickups and drop offs are not yet active. The debut also sets up the first direct contest between two fully driverless commercial services in one US city, because Waymo already carries paying riders there. Waymo relaunched in San Antonio in September after an April flood pause and opened rides to the general public on October 14.
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