# This City Is Letting Tesla's Robotaxis Drive Unsupervised

> Last week, Tesla announced its long-gestating, highly controversial Robotaxis would start operating in Austin "unsupervised. " (In other words, without a human safety monitor inside the car.

- **Source:** [SlashGear](https://www.slashgear.com/2086725/tesla-unsupervised-robotaxis-austin-texas/?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6979afa162c1dc30aa3ea983)
- **Published:** 2026-01-28
- **Category:** Cars
- **Tags:** #tesla #robotaxis #unsupervised #austin #city #drive #letting #monitor
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