Tesla Bull Spends 4 Days In San Francisco Testing The Robotaxi - CleanTechnica

The article from CleanTechnica details a four-day personal evaluation of Tesla’s Robotaxi service in San Francisco, comparing it primarily to Waymo, Uber, and Lyft in terms of wait times, pricing, and ride experience. The author found Tesla Robotaxi rides generally cheaper than Waymo, Uber, and Lyft, though wait times were often longer—sometimes double those of competitors—and availability was occasionally limited due to high demand and insufficient supply. While Tesla’s Full Self Driving (FSD) software is praised for its quality on both hardware 3 and hardware 4 vehicles, it is not yet reliable enough for unsupervised operation, though an unsupervised rollout seems imminent with an upcoming FSD update. In terms of pricing, Waymo was consistently the most expensive, possibly due to the appeal of a fully driverless experience, while Tesla offered significantly lower fares, especially on longer trips. The Tesla app requests ratings and comments after rides but does not accept tips, displaying a “just kidding”