Tesla Expands Austin Robotaxi Fleet Eightfold in One Month

what happened

According to Benzinga, Tesla announced on Saturday a substantial expansion of its Robotaxi service in Austin. The official Robotaxi account on X said the company had grown its fleet to “300+ Cybercabs serving Austin,” describing the move as an eightfold increase in 30 days. Tesla CEO Elon Musk highlighted the development on Sunday, writing that Cybercab was scaling.

Earlier this month, Musk said nighttime operations remained a challenge after Tesla extended the service window from 10:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. The company’s main task, he said, was preventing vehicles from hitting pets, including small kittens. Unlike Alphabet’s Waymo, WeRide and other rivals, Tesla relies on a vision-only self-driving approach and Musk has repeatedly expressed skepticism about LiDAR technology.

The Austin expansion follows Tesla’s removal of the Full Self-Driving name from its official European channels and communications after German authorities said it could mislead customers. Supervised FSD is now called “Tesla Assisted Driving.” TSLA shares were up 0.09% at $383.03 in premarket trading on Monday.

why it matters

The update highlights the pace of Tesla’s Robotaxi rollout, the remaining limits on nighttime operations and the company’s changing FSD branding. TSLA showed a modest premarket gain.

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