It's been slow going, but it looks like Tesla's Robotaxi fleet in Austin is operating fully autonomously.

Investment narratives matter, and Tesla could be about to overperform expectations on its robotaxi rollout.

And in some cases, that's not even illegal. Missouri finally passed a statewide ban in late 2023 on texting while driving, but still no such ban exists in Montana, meaning it's perfectly legal to message your friends while darting down the highway, commuting through a city center, or indeed zipping along through a residential street.

Tesla has expanded the operational geofence for its driverless Robotaxi service in Austin, Texas, marking the first such increase in some time. The updated Service Area for Robotaxi in Austin now spans about 288 square miles and is roughly 9 percent larger than the previous boundary.

Tesla's future hinges on one key catalyst.

Investor Gene Munster of Deepwater Asset Management thinks that the Tesla Inc. Cybercab launch reflects a shift in CEO Elon Musk‘s outlook on incidents involving self-driving vehicles. 300 Cybercabs in Austin In a post on X on Thursday,

Elon Musk was expected to provide new details on the purpose-built robotaxi during a launch event at ACL Live. So far, few have been heard.