Tesla's Robotaxi service has launched in San Antonio, its eighth city, with a launch geofence of about 274 square miles, according to Robotaxi Tracker, which measures operators' maps. Tesla's Robotaxi account announced it just after midnight local time, saying rides would be available from 5am.
The zone runs from Loop 1604 in the north to just south of downtown and covers about 1 million residents and 721,000 jobs. San Antonio International Airport lies inside it but is not served. Tesla did not say how many cars will run there, and by Monday morning Robotaxi Tracker had not logged any Tesla Robotaxi in the city. The same day Tesla enlarged its Austin zone to 443 square miles.
Waymo has run driverless rides in San Antonio since February and opened them to all riders, with airport trips, in October. Robotaxi Tracker puts its area there at 59 square miles.
Electrek reported that an independent check of six cities found the area where Tesla's app accepts pickups and drop-offs is 59% to 78% of the map Tesla posts, and about 60% in Austin and Miami. Nationally, Waymo runs over 4,000 driverless vehicles to Tesla's 666, according to Robotaxi Tracker.
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A city in Texas where Tesla launched its Robotaxi service as its eighth city.
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