San Antonio now has another self-driving ride-share service: billionaire Elon Musk’s Tesla launched its Robotaxi service across a large swath of the city on Monday.
Robotaxi’s launch gives the Alamo City its second autonomous rideshare service behind Waymo, which became available in February.
Tesla’s local service zone spans central and northern San Antonio, offering riders access to a 275-square-mile footprint, compared to Waymo’s 60 square miles, the Express-News reports.
Tesla and Waymo also take different approaches to operating their self-driving vehicles.
Waymo operates using a redundant, multilayered sensor suite, including 360-degree light detection and ranging (LIDAR) systems, according to Forbes. Tesla Robotaxis, on the other hand, use a camera-only vision system powered by artificial intelligence.
Customers book rides through each company’s respective app.
San Antonio joins Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston and four other metro areas across Florida and Texas where Tesla’s Robotaxi service is available.
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