Tesla has expanded the operational geofence for its driverless Robotaxi service in Austin, Texas, marking the first such increase in some time. The updated Service Area for Robotaxi in Austin now spans about 288 square miles and is roughly 9 percent larger than the previous boundary.

Tesla has launched its steering wheel-less Cybercab in Austin. The US traffic authority NHTSA has immediately initiated an audit of around 1000 vehicles.

As Tesla launches the Cybercab robotaxi in Austin, click to read a comparison of TSLA's progress to that of Alphabet's (GOOG) Waymo.

The South Austin project would add charging equipment, a car wash and other infrastructure to support Tesla's plans to grow its fleet.

Investor Gene Munster of Deepwater Asset Management thinks that the Tesla Inc. Cybercab launch reflects a shift in CEO Elon Musk‘s outlook on incidents involving self-driving vehicles. 300 Cybercabs in Austin In a post on X on Thursday,

Tesla launches its purpose-built Cybercab in Austin, Texas but its one million robotaxi miles look tiny next to Waymo.

The sleek, gold-colored two-seater looks more like a futuristic concept car than a vehicle you would hail for a ride.