Tesla's carefully choreographed Robotaxi rollout in Austin on Sunday gave us the first glimpse of what the driverless cab service looks like, thanks to dozens of videos posted by the fans and influencers who were invited to the event.

Model Ys with "robotaxi" emblazoned on the front and the sides were seen picking up paying passengers—for a flat $4.20 per ride—for the first time ever in select parts of Austin, with nobody in the driver's seat. Each car had a Tesla employee monitoring from the passenger's seat.

According to the several videos posted online by the riders, the rides appear to have gone mostly smoothly, but here are some key takeaways from the rollout.