Autonomous vehicles (AVs) are no longer strictly the realm of fiction and fantasy. Tesla Inc. NASDAQ: TSLA launched its long-awaited Robotaxi in Austin earlier this month, joining Google’s Waymo in offering driverless rides to paying passengers. While the Robotaxi still has a long way to go before being considered a true Waymo rival, a heated competition might be good news for consumers regarding costs and efficiency improvements.Get Aeva Technologies alerts:Like businesses that sold shovels to gold prospec ...