Tesla Robotaxi Incidents to be Trackable on City of Austin's Website as Tesla Gets Added As AV Operator

June 10, 2025

By Karan Singh

Not a Tesla App

In one of the most concrete steps toward officially launching its Robotaxi network, Tesla has now been listed as a “Known AV Operator” on the City of Austin’s website. The listing appeared yesterday and lists Tesla among other autonomous vehicle operators such as Waymo (Google), Zoox (Amazon), and others.

This official addition lends some weight to recent reports that Tesla will launch its employee network on June 12th — just two days away.

This also echoes Musk’s recent comments that the Robotaxi program is running ahead of schedule.

Green Light

This is the first indication that Tesla is moving beyond its internal phases, as Musk has stated that Tesla has already been running vehicles in Austin without anyone in the driver's seat. However, there was a driver in the passenger seat to intervene if needed.

The status on Austin’s site lists Tesla as “Testing,” the same status used for most of the other operators. The only other operators not listed as testing are Motional, which is listed as Mapping, and Waymo, which is listed as ‘Deployment.’ We’ll be sure to keep a close eye on this to see when Tesla’s status changes to deployed.

This addition to Austin’s website is the bureaucratic green light many have been waiting for, confirming that Tesla has been working with local transportation authorities to meet the necessary requirements to be recognized as a permitted AV operator.

Reporting Incidents

The City of Austin’s website also has autonomous vehicles report incidents if a vehicle blocks traffic, has a collision, or even a near miss. The website features a dynamic map, with each incident marked, and it even allows you to filter incidents by year or company. This will be another piece of information to keep an eye on to see how Tesla does in their initial phase.

What to Expect from the Initial Launch

With the official acknowledgment from the city, the focus now shifts to what the initial Robotaxi service will look like. Based on details shared by Elon, the initial rollout is expected to be a measured, deliberate deployment rather than a city-wide free-for-all. That means a small fleet of 10 Model Ys in the first week, which will slowly expand on a week-by-week basis.

Tesla will have human teleoperators on standby at its Giga Texas operations hub to help out if a vehicle gets stuck or has an incident. For the most part, these operators are expected to simply watch and observe, rather than actually taking the reins.

Avoiding Tough Situations

Tesla has also said that it’ll be cautious with its initial routing - complex intersections or difficult edge-case scenarios will be avoided directly within the trip planner, making the route as easy as possible.

With the launch potentially days away, the addition of Tesla to the official list of AV Operators in Austin is a check in the box that all systems are a ‘go’ for Robotaxi.

Tesla Update 2025.20 Adds Multiple Camera Improvements [VIDEO]

June 9, 2025

By Karan Singh

@lotharlindinger

Tesla has begun rolling out a revision to its 2025.20 software update, which includes several changes to various camera features.

The included changes affect the Camera app, the Dashcam Viewer and Tesla’s blind spot monitoring feature.

Rear Camera

For owners of a refreshed Model Y or original Model Y equipped with AI4, this update brings two improvements to the camera views when reversing.

The backup camera now includes a new toggle button in the top-left corner of the rear camera feed, allowing drivers to switch between the original, narrower view and the newer, wider perspective. When Tesla introduced the wider rear camera in update 2025.14, many users were upset that the view was now further away. Users will now be able to choose their preferred view.

In addition to the new rear camera option, the side camera feeds have also been enlarged to provide a larger field of view.

What’s happening with these changes is that Tesla has uncropped camera views, but they often choose to adjust or crop the camera feed to focus on the most useful areas, making sure that the vehicle’s bumpers and other items don’t occupy unnecessary space. With the changes in this update, Tesla is adjusting the areas of the video that are being cropped.

If you’re interested in what the camera views look like uncropped, you can check out the Camera Previews section in your vehicle that lets you view every raw camera feed.

2025.20.3 rear view camera view mode toogle in action on the AI4 legacy Model Y 👇@TeslaNewswire pic.twitter.com/m07CzF8CuP
— Lothar Lindinger (@lotharlindinger) June 8, 2025

Dashcam Viewer Zoom

@NotATeslaApp @TeslaNewswire
Undocumented change with 2025.20.3
There is a video enlarger that shifts the video just a tad larger. pic.twitter.com/fl5pwaWSQb
— Robert Mathews (@little_nipas) June 8, 2025

Another camera improvement is available on update 2025.20.3 for all vehicles that received the updated Dashcam App with AMD Ryzen processors (how to tell if you have Intel or AMD). This includes all Model 3 and Model Y vehicles with AMD Ryzen, as well all 2021+ Model S and Model X vehicles.

When reviewing footage in the Dashcam Viewer app, you can now tap the "expand" button, which looks like two diagonal arrows, to slightly zoom out on the video as it plays. This is a useful feature when trying to get a clearer look at specific details in a Sentry Mode or Dashcam event, such as a license plate, without the hassle of having to export the video file to a computer.

Blind Spot Camera

@max_bracco

Tesla is really focusing on camera improvements with this release. The Blind Spot Camera feature was previously only available whenever the rearview camera was on screen. Turning on the rear camera while your blind spot camera view was enabled would cause the blind spot view to disappear. Likewise, if you turned on your turn signal while the Camera app was open, then the blind spot camera feature would not appear.

With this update, Tesla now allows the Camera app and the blind spot camera feature to be used simultaneously.

Dashcam Viewer Multi-Delete

We recently covered another change to the updated Dashcam App in update 2025.20. This undocumented change allows users to delete multiple videos at once for the first time. This is especially useful if you’re trying to clear up room on your Dashcam USB drive. Previously, you had to delete each video individually, whether you were doing it in the vehicle or through the Tesla app.

Update 2025.20 Rolling Out Now

These camera improvements are rolling out as part of software update 2025.20.3. As with all Tesla software updates, it may take several weeks for this to roll out to your particular vehicle.