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Tesla's Robotaxi Availability at Only 19% After 8 Months

Cheyun.com 2026-02-19 14:39:16

According to reports, Tesla's Robotaxi driverless taxi service, launched eight months ago in Austin, is currently operating far below Elon Musk's previous promises. Its service availability in the Austin area is only 19%, and several key operational metrics have not been met.

Elon Musk once promised to deploy 500 Robotaxis in Austin by the end of 2025. However, according to Robotaxi Tracker data, there are currently only 42 such vehicles in Austin. Even after Musk quietly lowered the target to 60, he still failed to achieve it.

Independent tracking data shows that the combined number of Tesla robotaxis in Austin and the San Francisco Bay Area is only about 200, a significant gap from Musk's claim of "well over 500."

In terms of service availability, Austin's Tesla Robotaxi was only operational for 19% of the time in the past 48 hours, with 81% of the time being unavailable.

Furthermore, this service completely ceases operation during rainy weather, and with Austin averaging over 80 days of rain annually, its efficiency is further impacted.

On the safety front, data reported by Tesla to the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration shows that its Robotaxi, when equipped with a safety supervisor, has a collision rate that is 9 times higher than human drivers, with 9 accidents occurring over 500,000 miles, averaging one accident every 55,000 miles.

Elon Musk's previously promised fully unsupervised ride-hailing service, upon actual implementation, not only had tracking vehicles following it, but was also only piloted in a small area, and now the service has disappeared from the tracking system.

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