Tesla shares closed up by more than 8 percent on June 23 after the electric vehicle pioneer launched its highly anticipated driverless taxi service for a select group of riders.
According to the company’s X feed and website, Tesla officially launched the Robotaxi platform to a limited group of people in Austin, Texas, on June 22. Over the past 24 hours, the company’s feed on X has showcased several taxi passengers and influencers sharing videos of their first rides in the self-driving Tesla taxi service.