A Texas Department of Transportation (DOT) executive has backed Tesla Inc.'s (NASDAQ:TSLA) robotaxi efforts, in what could be a boost for Elon Musk's self-driving goals.
A Significant Shift In Mobility Marc Williams, the Executive Director of the Texas DOT, took to the social media platform LinkedIn on Tuesday, sharing his views on the Tesla Cybercab.
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Elon Musk's Robotaxi Fleet Is Smaller Than Pepsi's Doritos Truck Fleet "The introduction of the CyberCab will dramitically scale" Tesla's Robotaxi operations in Austin, Houston and Dallas "over the coming months," Williams said.
The Texas DOT Executive also hailed the vehicle's design elements, like the butterfly doors and said that the absence of traditional driver controls marked a "significant shift in mobility and vehicle design." "As our transportation industry across Texas and the U.S. looks to the future, our focus at TxDOT remains on how integrating these advancing technologies can support safe, efficient, and long-term system performance," Williams said.
