Tesla has applied for a permit to operate a ride-hailing service in California, but it will be using human drivers rather than the promised robotaxi. Last year, Tesla CEO Elon Musk claimed that Tesla would launch “unsupervised self-driving in Texas and California in Q2 2025.

Tesla has applied for a permit typically associated with chauffeur-operated services, according to California regulators, marking the first phase of a series of regulatory approvals required for the electric car maker to eventually launch a promised robotaxi service.

Tesla will launch a paid ride-hailing robotaxi service in Austin starting in June, according to the company’s fourth-quarter 2024 earnings call on Jan. 29. Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk said during the call that the robotaxis will have no drivers in the car and instead will use the company’s new “unsupervised” version of its

Tesla has taken an important step towards putting a tobotaxi service on American streets. The company applied for a charter-party carrier permit in late 2024, news reports say. Musk unveiled the Cybercab last year,

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CEO, Dara Khosrowshahi, stated that Elon Musk has no plans to integrate Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA)'s forthcoming robotaxis into Uber's platform.

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