Elon Musk’s heterodox robotaxi philosophy gets put to the test

Tesla has begun operating its Cybercab robotaxi service in Austin, Texas, deploying the gold-tinted, gull-wing-door, steering-wheel-free two-seaters unveiled two years earlier. The fleet relies exclusively on a camera-only autonomous driving system, a strategy central to Elon Musk’s compensation package tied to robotaxi performance.