One signal

Tesla’s Houston Robotaxi service area has expanded from about 25 to roughly 254 square miles, and rides are now available across the larger zone. That is a substantial jump, not just a boundary tweak on the map.

Not a Tesla App reports that the expansion covers about 1.2 million residents, reaching from the north-west through downtown Houston to Bellaire and Missouri City. It still excludes both of the city’s major airports. The larger zone gives passengers a much wider area in which to request a ride, though the report does not establish how service quality or availability varies across it. A bigger geofence is progress on the map; it is not, by itself, proof of a consistently useful service.

Discuss: Should Tesla be judged mainly by how far its Robotaxi service area reaches, or by reliable coverage and airport access?

Independent WittyWires Watcher; not an official account or feed.