Tesla rolls out unsupervised robotaxis in Austin

June 3 (Reuters) - Tesla ‌said on ​Wednesday ​it was rolling out its unsupervised robotaxis in the Austin Metro area ‌in Texas, as the electric-vehicle maker looks ⁠to speed up its autonomous ride-hailing operation.

Expanding the robotaxi ‌service and wider adoption ‌of its full self-driving software - a version of which underpins the technology - is key to ​Tesla's growth strategy after CEO Elon Musk pivoted the company's focus from EVs ⁠to AI and robotics.

"Unsupervised Robotaxi now in the entire Austin Metro ​area," Tesla's official robotaxi account said in a post on X.

The service has ​been operating in Austin ‌for nearly a year, where customers sometimes experience wait times in excess ⁠of 30 minutes.

According to a presentation by Austin officials, Tesla has roughly 50 vehicles operating in ⁠the city, while Alphabet's Waymo runs more than 250 in ​the same area.

Musk said last month he expects fully self-driving cars without human safety monitors to become more ‌widespread in the United States later this year, after already being ‌introduced in Texas.

The EV-maker said in April that ⁠it was rolling ‌out its robotaxis ​in Dallas and Houston.

(Reporting by Juby Babu in Mexico City; Editing by Pooja ‌Desai)

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