特斯拉在奥斯汀推出的Robotaxi地理围栏因其形状引发关注。该围栏的形状酷似男性生殖器，引发了社交媒体上的热议。尽管特斯拉方面尚未对此做出回应，但马斯克在社交媒体上的互动似乎并未否认这一说法。该地理围栏的扩大，也意味着特斯拉在Robotaxi测试方面取得了进展，分析师认为这是一个积极的信号。同时，该围栏的面积也超过了Waymo在同一地区的测试范围。

🍆 特斯拉在奥斯汀推出了新的Robotaxi地理围栏，其形状引发了争议，被指酷似男性生殖器。

🗺️ 新的地理围栏面积有所扩大，超过了Waymo在同一区域的测试范围，表明特斯拉在扩大其Robotaxi的测试区域。

🚦 分析师认为，地理围栏的扩张是特斯拉Robotaxi测试进展的积极信号，预示着测试正在顺利进行。

💬 马斯克在社交媒体上转发了关于地理围栏形状的视频，似乎并未否认这一说法，引发了更多讨论。

Tesla's new robotaxi geofence in Austin is creating a buzz for having a phallic shape.The new geofence cuts across that of Waymo's and is larger by a few square miles.Analysts view the geofence expansion as a positive sign for Tesla's robotaxi testing progress.

Tesla just revealed its new robotaxi geofence, and its shape is raising eyebrows.

Rolled out in the morning of July 14, some early users of Tesla's robotaxi app immediately noticed that the shape of the new geofence in Austin resembles that of the male appendage.

It is unclear whether the shape was intentional, but Tesla and its CEO, Elon Musk, don't seem to oppose that idea.

Musk reposted a video by X account Teslaconomics, now viewed over 17 million times, which seems to be the first to notice the shape of the new geofence, adding that it's "bigger, longer, and uncut."

Tesla's official robotaxi account made a similar post on X, alongside a screenshot of the geofence.

Other X users posted the Tesla geofence cuts across that of Waymo's, and is now larger by a few square miles.

When Tesla's robotaxis first became accessible to dozens of invited tech influencers and investors in June, the vehicles were confined to the area that encircles Zilker, South Lamar, South Congress, East Riverside Otorff, and part of the Lakeshore and the Rainey Street Historic District.

By comparison, Waymo's geofence was about twice as large at the time. Waymo has been testing driverless vehicles around Austin since 2023 and, as of March, became available to Uber customers who opted in.

Musk had said in April that the company would rapidly "scale up robotaxis after the launch" and that the vehicles would be in "many other cities in the US" by the end of the year. He also predicted there would be "millions of Teslas" operating autonomously by the second half of 2026.

Seth Goldstein, Equity Strategist at Morningstar, previously told BI that he considers the current state of Tesla robotaxis to be a testing phase and not fully operational.

"I think the expansion signals the robotaxi testing is going well," Goldstein said Monday after learning of the expansion. "I think Tesla expanded the service area and invited more people to join the testing. Both are signs of progress."

Waymo and Tesla did not immediately respond to requests for comments.