Tesla is expanding its Robotaxi program in Austin, Texas, as several people have received invitations to participate and take rides.<\/p>\n
Tesla first launched the Robotaxi platform on June 22<\/a>. It invited a handful of people to participate in the first-ever public rides. We were lucky enough to get an invitation, and our permissions have been expanded in the Bay Area pilot program as well.<\/p>\n The group was small and consisted of big names in the Tesla community. It expanded and is continuing to offer these exclusive invitations to notable members of the Tesla community.<\/p>\n There have been fewer than five subsequent invitations after the first group\u2019s were sent in late June:<\/p>\n I\u2019m so stoked!! LFG \ud83d\ude4c\ud83c\udffd\ud83d\ude4c\ud83c\udffd @Tesla<\/a> @Tesla_AI<\/a> @robotaxi<\/a> @elonmusk<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/F4chRhMjc9<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Arash (@MinimalDuck) August 7, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n I finally got it, guys!! \ud83d\udcaf\ud83d\ude4c @robotaxi<\/a> early access invite \ud83e\udd20<\/p>\n Wait, does it mean I have to be 65 or wait another 65 years? \ud83d\ude0e pic.twitter.com\/yAVPHXISY6<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 JeebsTX \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@JeebsTX) August 7, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n Tesla has been expanding both the rider group and the geofence in Austin slowly<\/a>, making sure to prioritize safety and avoid any major events with the early rollout.<\/p>\n Tesla\u2019s new Robotaxi geofence shape is an FU by Elon Musk to the competition<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n \u201cWe are being very cautious. We do not want to take any chances, so we are going to go cautiously. But the service areas and the number of vehicles in operation will increase at a hyper-exponential rate,\u201d CEO Elon Musk said during the Q2 Earnings Call.<\/p>\n Eventually, the Robotaxi platform will not require an invite, and it will operate without geofences. Musk believes Tesla can get there within three or six months<\/a>, and plans to have at least half of the U.S. population with access to a Robotaxi by the end of the year:<\/p>\n \ud83d\udea8Tesla plans to offer driverless Robotaxi rides to half the U.S. population by the end of the year, Musk says https:\/\/t.co\/xEDoTF6fIt<\/a><\/p>\n