Kara Carlson, Bloomberg
Tesla Inc. said it has opened its robotaxi app to the general public, suggesting the company will soon roll out the service beyond a select group of early access users in Austin, Texas.
The company’s Tesla Robotaxi account on social media site X announced the rideshare app is “now available to all” in a post late Wednesday. Until now the service has largely been open to investors and social media influencers.
The post linked to the application in Apple’s app store, noting users can download it to join the waitlist. The public launch is in line with Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk’s prediction that the app would be available to the public in September.
Investors have been watching closely to see how quickly the company can scale its long-awaited robotaxi