BlockBeats news, on June 23rd, according to Reuters, the public trial operation of Tesla Robotaxi started yesterday in the South Conference Avenue area of Austin, Texas, USA. Initially, 10 Model Y vehicles were deployed, with the driver's seat remaining empty but equipped with remote safety personnel in the background. Although the safety personnel do not have traditional driving control devices, they can intervene in the vehicle through emergency stop buttons and other devices. At the same time, the car is also equipped with biosensors that can monitor passengers' sudden health problems in real time and automatically sound the alarm. This trial operation is limited to invited users and the service area is strictly restricted. The one-way unified pricing is $4.2.
The Robotaxi in the test adopts a pure visual solution, relying only on an 8-camera system. Musk stated in a post on X that the cost of a pure visual solution is less than one-third of that of competitors. This is the result of ten years of honing the sword, and the AI chip and software team are completely independently built by Tesla. It is reported that the valuation of Tesla's autonomous driving business accounts for over 60% of its trillion dollar market value.
