For many Tesla investors, the Robotaxi pilot launched in Texas on Sunday represents a historic day. After years of bold commitment, Elon Musk’s company finally started ferrying alone without the one directly behind the steering wheel.
While the first impression is positive, it shouldn’t be surprising. Passengers were selected only in the invitation test, favoring Tesla Bulls, including Dan Ives. The Wedbush tech analyst believes the stock should be worth twice the current $1 trillion market value, and currently recommends it as a price target of $500.
“In general, these robots exceeded our expectations and provided a seamless and personalized travel experience that brought sparks to autonomous driving,” Ives told his clients in a research note on Sunday, summing up his experience “very impressive.”
On the one hand, the day marks a historical milestone for Tesla, with Tesla’s stock price going up 1.7% in a flat market.
Manufacturers rely on hardware sales for the first time (delivery of electric vehicles), which proves the road to becoming a company that can one day make substantial profits from high-margin software and services.
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However, it is not nearbychatgpt momentTesla CEO has promise for The past two years.
There was no switch, and suddenly, as Musk predicted, it suddenly enabled millions of Tesla vehicles to drive without human supervision.
Tesla invites friendly foreign influencers to test services
Instead, the rides were largely restricted by many Tesla-friendly influencers, most of whom traveled to Austin from other places and only attended the launch.
The exact number of cars participating in the pilots on Sunday is unclear. Musk said he initially wanted only about twelve to mitigate risks and ensure maximum safety.
Tesla employees who serve as safety monitors always sit in front passenger seats, although it is unclear how their impact on the vehicle, if any, is sometimes, or sometimes remotely processed remotely.
Travel collected is collected as rides are awarded to the southern part of Austin Symbol price is $4.20 (The cannabis reference that Musk uses frequently) is often short. The two live broadcasts of Tesla promoters Farzad Mesbahi and Sawyer Merritt are only five minutes and three minutes respectively.
Tesla has not released any numbers since day one, but in a photo of Tesla’s Robot Command Center Posted Under the leadership of Ashok Elliswamy, the program’s head, a screen shows that 112 drives have been driven 499 miles, about 4.5 miles per ride.
The company did not respond wealth Comment.
Search for robots like “Hunting Pokemon”
Even in this controlled environment, it is not completely unhooked. There was initially a two-hour delay, and once the service was activated, participants cited in some cases unusually long waiting times and distant pick-up locations.
In one example, this requires Herbert Ong and Xander Sky to bother looking for their Tesla vehicles, as it won’t collect them on the main road near its location.
“It’s like hunting Pokemon,” Sky joked, as one of their live guests said: “Keep running, keep running.”
“Continue running, keep running.” – @teslaboomermama When she looks @Herbertong Looking for his first robot to stop picking him up in Austin. Herbert went into the steps about a quarter of a mile, but he finally found Robotaxi. pic.twitter.com/7yxfesqraf– Miss Jililanne (@missjilianne) June 22, 2025
Another tester, Sawyer Merritt, was very active in the Tesla community on Sunday, and said he hopes the inconvenience will be resolved soon.
“One of the things I hope you can do is change the pick-up point of the robot,” he Comment. “Now, you are locked anywhere you choose.”
“Obviously we’re on the wrong side of the double yellow line”
The biggest problem, however, was on a trip by Rob Maurer. The former Tesla Daily Podcaster (Tesla Daily Podcaster) briefly tried to turn left in the back seat of the model y before turning forward to the previous road.
By then, however, it was driving briefly for ushering traffic to come.
“Obviously, we’re on the double yellow line here is wrong,” Moller said.
In other words, the first day was primarily the success expected by many Tesla experts, given Musk’s restrictions on ensuring security, but it still provides room for improvement even before the service expands to more users.
