🚨🔥Ashok Elluswamy: “So it begins”
Tesla Robotaxi in Austin goes live — no driver, no safety monitor, no one inside
When Tesla AI lead Ashok Elluswamy posted the words “So it begins,” the context was simple but historic: a Tesla Model Y Robotaxi was spotted driving on public streets in Austin, completely empty. No driver. No safety monitor. No visible remote takeover.
This wasn’t a closed-course demo or a controlled internal test. It was real city traffic, real pedestrians, real uncertainty. The shift here is subtle but fundamental: Tesla is no longer proving that the system can drive — it’s letting the system take full responsibility for driving.
That single sentence from Ashok marks a clear phase transition. For years, autonomous driving focused on capability demonstrations: edge cases, milestone videos, incremental releases. This moment reframes the question. It’s no longer “Can it work?” but “Can it work continuously, reliably, and at scale?” That distinction is what separates technology showcases from viable Robotaxi economics.
Austin matters for a reason. It’s one of Tesla’s operational centers and a city with relatively open autonomous-driving regulation, but still grounded in real-world enforcement and scrutiny. A fully driverless vehicle operating here isn’t symbolic — it’s a direct signal about system maturity under everyday conditions.
If this is not a one-off sighting but a repeatable operating state, the implications extend far beyond a single city. It reshapes the long-term narrative around $TSLA, accelerates the credibility timeline for the #Robotaxi model, and forces the market to reassess how close unsupervised autonomy actually is.
Do you see “So it begins” as the start of a new era for transportation — or just a carefully timed milestone on a longer road?
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