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Elon Musk will not build personal airport near Austin

Teslarati

Tesla CEO Elon Musk dismissed rumors that he would build a private airport in Austin, Texas, today, after reports circulated last week. Musk was rumored to be building an airport for personal use somewhere east of Austin, near the town of Bastrop. production facility , which is located just minutes from Austin International Airport.

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Tesla formally moves headquarters to Austin, TX

Teslarati

Elon Musk announced that Austin, Texas has formally become the site of the company’s main headquarters. “I’m excited to announce that we’ll be moving our headquarters to Austin, Texas,” Elon Musk said to much applause at the latest Annual Shareholders Meeting. It’s like capable of 10GWh a year.

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Autonomy debuts EV subscription service in Austin, TX

Teslarati

Autonomy debuted its electric vehicle subscription service in Austin, Texas, following its successful launch in California earlier in 2022 and its recent expansion into Florida and Washington. Following California and Florida, Texas is ranked third in EV registrations. In Austin, it’s almost 10%.”

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Waymo robotaxi to begin driverless services for employees in Austin – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Alphabet’s Waymo said on Tuesday it will begin driverless passenger services for its employees in Austin, Texas starting Wednesday. The company said the services would be available across 43 square miles of the city, including downtown Austin, Barton Hills, Riverside, East Austin and Hyde Park.

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Tesla has already created 5,000 new jobs in Austin in 2021, the most of any company

Teslarati

Tesla has already created 5,000 new jobs in Austin, Texas, so far in 2021, according to a report from the Austin Chamber of Commerce. The data shows that Tesla is the company to pledge and create the most jobs in 2021 in Austin. Tesla has created the most jobs so far and has also pledged to create the most jobs.

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Waymo starts fully autonomous rides in LA tomorrow; Austin later this year

Baua Electric

Waymo has announced that it will start offering fully autonomous ride-hailing services to the general public in Los Angeles starting tomorrow, March 14th, and that Austin, Texas will open up “later this year.” Waymo’s coverage area in Austin is 43 square miles, and it has already started testing autonomous, but for Waymo employees only.

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Tesla: The bestselling vehicle on the planet is an EV

Green Car Reports

in Fremont, California, and Austin, Texas; in. Tesla on Wednesday affirmed that it delivered more than 1.2 million of its Model Y electric SUVs in 2023—making it the top-selling vehicle in the world, car or truck, electric or not. As Tesla put it, “the best-selling vehicle on the planet is an EV.”

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