Tesla CEO Elon Musk may have the sense of humor of South Park‘s Terrance and Phillip, but one has to acknowledge his consistency.
After expanding the Robotaxi service area in Austin to an area that looks like a giant penis, Tesla also increased the ride fare.
Originally, no matter the distance of the ride, the Robotaxi fare was a flat $4.20, a reference to weed culture. The new fare, of course, is $6.90, a reference to sex that probably goes better with the Robotaxi geofence area’s intentionally provocative shape.
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On X, Musk called the new price “princely.”
Jokes aside, this is quite a large price increase (40 percent), though it’s still fairly cheap compared to traveling an Uber (or a self-driving Waymo, which is integrated with Uber and has the same pricing as Uber in Austin), especially if you go for a longer ride (which you can now actually do, thanks to the penile shape of the coverage area).
Tesla’s Robotaxis keep screwing up. There’s now a list of incidents.
The new pricing comes ahead of the announced expansion of Tesla’s Robotaxi service to the San Francisco Bay Area, which might come in a few months, pending regulatory approval.
