Musk said he thought Tesla had well over 500 taxi vehicles carrying paid customers between the Bay Area and Austin.
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Elon Musk, “Musk said he thought Tesla had well over 500 taxi vehicles carrying paid customers between the Bay Area and Austin.” (said 28 January 2026). Verdict: not researched. Reliability API, claim c_ed192fec039d, method 0.1.0+c876030c, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_ed192fec039d
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