First Tesla Robotaxi Spotted Driving Around Austin

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First Tesla Robotaxi spotted driving autonomously in Austin, Texas.
Tesla Model Y with 'Robotaxi' branding seen without a human driver.
Tesla's autonomy chief, Ashok Elluswamy, seemingly confirms the sighting.
Elon Musk hints at an 'unsupervised' Robotaxi service launch in June.
Initial rollout to use existing Model Ys, starting with 10-12 vehicles.
Musk predicts hundreds of thousands to over a million self-driving Teslas in the U.S. by end of next year.
Tesla's autonomous driving ambitions face scrutiny over its camera-and-AI-only approach.
Robotaxi service seen as critical for Tesla amid declining sales and Musk's political controversies.

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