ELON Musk's Tesla Robotaxi aplicação hit the ground running. It's kind of surprising how it outpaced Uber and Waymo in first-day iOS downloads. Industry folks say it snagged about 100,000 downloads on Apple devices in just 24 hours.

Tesla's rolling out the red carpet. The aplicação's up for grabs for all iOS users. Android users? They'll get their turn soon enough.

Austin, Texas is Tesla's playground now. The Robotaxi serviço area? A whopping 200 square miles. Safety's a big deal, though. They've tweaked their protocols to keep the locals happy. Safety monitors used to ride shotgun. Now they're behind the wheel for highway trips.

ELON chimed in on social media. He says the safety drivers are just a Short-term thing. Seems like they're aiming to go driverless by year's end. Bold move.

California's a different story. It's not entirely clear when they'll ditch the safety drivers there. The state's got some tough rules. They want a lot of testing and paperwork before letting robots loose on the roads.

The Robotaxi sistema's got some neat tricks up its sleeve. It can spot parking spaces, pull in, and wait for passengers. Tesla's still tinkering with the tech, trying to make everyone happy.

Meanwhile, Waymo's not sitting idle. They've got self-driving cars zipping around in several U.S. cities already.

Tesla's aplicação launch and serviço expansion? It's a big STEP. Looks like they're dead set on shaking up the transportation world.