Tesla’s robotaxis have “taken over” Austin’s streets, turning taxis into relics, sources have confirmed.
Launched June 22, 2025, the invite-only Model Y fleet, guided by Tesla’s AI, ferried select riders with employee “safety drivers” on board.
Right-wing X posts cheered Elon Musk’s “capitalist coup,” with MAGA memes joking, “Cabbies fired, AI hired!”
Liberals cried “job theft,” slamming the “corporate dystopia” as fares reportedly undercut Uber by 20%.
The New York Times noted rival Waymo’s presence, but Tesla’s 60+ unsupervised FSD-equipped vehicles, per X sightings, stole the show.
Critics warned of “tech bro overreach,” while GOP reps praised the “free-market future.”
Musk’s vision of 1,000 robotaxis by fall fueled bets on federal deregulation.
As of press time, Austin’s cabbies were picketing with signs reading, “Honk if You Hate HAL!”
Every American should know by now There is the replacement for humans When your jobs are gone What do you think is going to happen to you. ? Because those of us who are the working Americans have had our jobs given to illegals And now to robots . This is nothing to cheer. Elon is a nerdy Bill Gates. Bill Gates designs everything to kill humans. And Elon designs everything to replace humans