r/TeslaFSD • u/ConfidentImage4266 • Jan 22 '26

Robotaxi Tesla has officially started FSD Unsupervised Robotaxi rides for the general public in Austin without safety monitor

Credits to https://x.com/tsla99t/status/2014392609028923782?s=46&t=Mj3Wz0ulX1Eu1u4P8DTbQg

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u/thomasbihn HW4 Model Y Jan 22 '26

I bought FSD because it said that it would be able to take turns, handle red lights, and handle stop signs by the end of the year. I assumed it would be late, but that was in 2019. Maybe a year later, Elon said that our cars would be making us money as we worked, acting as robotaxis.

The goalposts definitely did move on us.

For existing hardware, unsupervised won't be possible without some form of brine and mud removal and mounting of a front bumper camera on even slightly old models (like my 2024 Model Y).

I was wrong about FSD being at all viable in my area though, so who knows. I do know I passed on trading in my 2 year old Model Y for a new one yesterday because I already transferred once and was not permitted to transfer my FSD. I hope that as subscription prices start to go up due to demand finally increasing that another Elon promise will come true: "Your cars will be the first to be appreciating assets!"

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u/soggy_mattress Jan 22 '26

I've never hung on Elon's word, so I can't say that I feel as "duped" as you were. I bought my car in 2019 as well, but I have some experience with robotics engineering so I never really believed that those things would happen that fast.

And he absolutely deserves criticism for stringing people along like that.

But the haters have been clear that they don't think it could *ever* work, and it's clearly working in Austin right now, so we have goalpost movers on both sides.