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      "description": "Tesla Robotaxi launches in Austin with flat $4.20-per-ride pricing",
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      "description": "Under $30,000 target; not a finalized retail sticker price",
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      "observation_date": "2024-10",
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      "description": "> $120,000 analyst estimate reported by TIME; Waymo does not publish a list price",
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      "url": "https://www.notateslaapp.com/news/2853/first-look-at-teslas-robotaxi-app-and-its-features-photos"
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      "url": "https://safety21.cmu.edu/2025/06/24/waymo-rides-cost-more-than-uber-or-lyft-and-people-are-paying-anyway/"
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      "name": "TechCrunch",
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      "source_tier": "secondary",
      "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/10/tesla-reveals-20-cybercabs-at-we-robot-event/"
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      "name": "Not a Tesla App",
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      "url": "https://www.notateslaapp.com/news/3757/tesla-increases-robotaxi-base-fare-drastically-increasing-short"
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      "name": "CNBC",
      "source_id": "src-5d7a0fa1cc638862",
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      "url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2024/10/10/elon-musk-hypes-a-30000-tesla-cybercab-robovan-at-robotaxi-event.html"
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    {
      "name": "Mashable",
      "source_id": "src-75afd7e701853965",
      "source_tier": "secondary",
      "url": "https://mashable.com/article/tesla-robotaxi-launch-austin-price"
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      "name": "TeslaNorth",
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      "url": "https://teslanorth.com/2025/07/31/tesla-robotaxi-dynamic-pricing-explained-heres-what-rides-cost/"
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      "url": "https://eletric-vehicles.com/tesla/tesla-undercuts-waymo-by-half-in-first-dallas-fare-comparison/"
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      "source_tier": "secondary",
      "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/12/waymo-rides-cost-more-than-uber-or-lyft-and-people-are-paying-anyway/"
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      "name": "Waymo sixth-generation Driver",
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      "source_tier": "primary",
      "url": "https://waymo.com/blog/2024/08/meet-the-6th-generation-waymo-driver"
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      "name": "Torque News",
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      "source_tier": "secondary",
      "url": "https://www.torquenews.com/1/day-one-data-teslas-unsupervised-robotaxi-service-dallas-based-single-receipt"
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      "name": "Obi pricing report",
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      "url": "https://rideobi.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Obi-Report-Pricing-Insights-On-Waymo-Uber-and-Lyft.pdf"
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      "name": "BASENOR",
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      "url": "https://www.basenor.com/blogs/news/tesla-robotaxi-pricing-changes-in-austin-what-youll-pay-now"
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      "name": "TIME",
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      "url": "https://time.com/collections/time100-companies-2025/7289599/waymo/"
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      "url": "https://www.thestreet.com/latest-news/tesla-robotaxi-prices-just-jumped-here-is-what-riders-pay-now"
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      "name": "Not a Tesla App",
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      "source_tier": "secondary",
      "url": "https://www.notateslaapp.com/news/2972/tesla-introduces-robotaxi-dynamic-pricing-still-far-cheaper-than-competitors"
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