Tesla is evaluating several Texas cities to test its long-promised robot service, including Austin; Emails obtained by Bloomberg News.
An employee has been in contact with Austin officials since May, and most recently held an event in December to “train first responders” to make the most of Tesla's autonomous vehicle technology.
The employee added, “Austin is obviously on our roadmap, but we haven't decided where we'll launch because we have so many options.” (Tesla Often cities and states fight against each other. When deciding where to do business, It sparked a bidding war over the location of its original Gigafactory. Reportedly inspired Jeff Bezos. (to do something similar when looking for Amazon's second headquarters).
The report states that Tesla does not test any vehicles on public roads. Because it's possible, even though it's revealing. A prototype called “Cybercab” in OctoberThe company has yet to deliver on CEO Elon Musk's years-long promise to produce a fully self-driving Tesla, let alone a robotic service.