Tesla, Robotaxi
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Tesla sent robotaxi users a new terms-of-service agreement detailing its planned launch in California's Bay Area, Business Insider reported citing a screenshot of the notification sent to users on Saturday.
Tesla sent Robotaxi users an agreement on Saturday giving more details about its planned launch in the Bay area.
Tesla faces a regulatory holdup for its proposed robotaxi service in the San Francisco Bay Area, lacking necessary AV permits.
Tesla also faces challenges with its robotaxi offering, but it's well positioned, provided it can demonstrate safety and efficacy. Funnily enough, it could be argued that Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) isn't really a pure EV company either.
The company said its timeline for Robotaxi launch had been moved up and the service could launch as soon as Friday.
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Business Insider tech reporter Grace Kay shares where plans stand with Tesla's robotaxi service in the Bay Area.
Tesla doesn't have the permits to run an autonomous vehicle taxi in California, but probably nothing stops a driver-assist based taxi.
The CPUC confirmed Friday that Tesla has not applied for the necessary authorization to operate autonomous vehicles for public passenger service-paid or unpaid-in the state. The clarification comes in direct response to reports that Tesla planned to launch its robotaxi service in the Bay Area as early as this weekend.
Tesla is reported to have had plans to rollout a robotaxi service in San Francisco as early as this weekend. But state officials say they are not permitted to do such a thing and haven't even applied for a permit.
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The Tesla CEO said the company expects to expand their autonomous driver service to include customer-owned cars.
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Investor's Business Daily on MSNDow Jones Futures: Meta, Amazon, Fed, Trump Tariffs Ahead; Tesla 'Robotaxi' Set To Launch In San FranciscoMeta, Amazon and Microsoft lead an earnings wave, along with a Fed meeting and Trump tariff deadline. Tesla "robotaxis" are about to hit San Francisco, with a caveat.