Tesla has applied to test robotaxis in Arizona, but not California
Earlier this week, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the company’s nascent robotaxi service would be expanding to the Bay Area “in a month or two,” but was notably light on the details. So far, the EV company has yet to apply for testing permits in California, Reuters reports, citing a statement from the California Public Utilities Commission. Tesla has, however, applied for self-driving testing and operating permits in Phoenix, where competitor Google’s Waymo also operates, with a decision on the matter expected by the end of the month.
In Austin, Texas, where there’s little regulation on autonomous driving, Tesla deployed roughly 20 robotaxis for the use of about the same number of Tesla influencers last month. Musk said that program is expanding “this weekend.” On the company’s last earnings call, Musk said he expects “millions of Teslas operating fully autonomously in the second half of next year.”
In Austin, Texas, where there’s little regulation on autonomous driving, Tesla deployed roughly 20 robotaxis for the use of about the same number of Tesla influencers last month. Musk said that program is expanding “this weekend.” On the company’s last earnings call, Musk said he expects “millions of Teslas operating fully autonomously in the second half of next year.”
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