TESLA BEGINS LIMITED ROBOTAXI SERVICE IN AUSTIN

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Tesla began limited operations of its self-driving taxi service yesterday in Austin, Texas. The service is only available to 'Early Access' riders and the vehicles are confined to certain streets. Tesla employees will be riding in the front passenger seats and the vehicles may not operate in bad weather. Tesla's stock market valuation rests largely on promises that the company will be able to use artificial intelligence to allow its vehicles to drive autonomously pretty much anywhere there are roads - the Austin project will provide the first indications of whether Tesla's technology can match its ambitions.