Tesla launched a driverless Robotaxi service in Austin on June 22 with an initial geofence of about 20 square miles. The first expansion on July 14 grew the service area to roughly 42 square miles. A second expansion on August 3 increased the geofence to about 80 square miles. On August 26 the geofence expanded again to an estimated 130 square miles. The new area extends east and west of downtown and now includes Bee Cave suburbs and Tesla Gigafactory Texas. Questions remain about whether the fleet size of operational Robotaxi vehicles in Austin has increased alongside the geofence.
After launching on June 22, Tesla's driverless Robotaxi service has been expanded three times. Its initial launch was about 20 square miles in size. The first expansion occurred on July 14 and was roughly 42 miles large, more than double the initial geofence size. The second expansion occurred on August 3 and brought the total service area to roughly 80 square miles. Now, on August 26, the Robotaxi geofence has expanded once again, and is estimated to be about 130 square miles.
We reported on the Bee Cave region of the Austin suburbs being a place where Robotaxi validation vehicles were spotted testing in recent days. Bee Cave is included in the new geofence. However, that is not the biggest addition to the geofence, and it's not even close. Tesla added a major area to the new geofence, one that fans of the company will absolutely love: Tesla Gigafactory Texas.
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