Elon Musk-Led Tesla's San Francisco Ride-Hailing Expansion Alarmed Officials: Report - Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA)

Tesla's Robotaxi Plans Are So Jumbled That Officials Are Begging It To Clarify What the Heck It’s Actually Doing

When Elon Musk boasted in July that he was “getting the regulatory permission” to bring Tesla’s Robotaxi service to the San Francisco Bay Area, this was apparently news to regulators.  As Reuters reports, both the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the California State Transportation Agency were startled by Tesla’s ambitious plans to bring its self-driving cabs to another state. Officials practically begged the automaker …

San Francisco Regulators Want Elon Musk To Stop Lying About Robotaxis

When is a robotaxi not a robotaxi?

Elon Musk-Led Tesla's San Francisco Ride-Hailing Expansion Alarmed Officials: Report - Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA)

Officials alarmed by Tesla's ride-hailing expansion in San Francisco, concerns over permits, and confusion.

Tesla robotaxi reality check: Human drivers, no permits and regulatory confusion

The reality of Tesla’s Bay Area plans did not include driverless taxis at all, under a permit that is typically used for limousines and doesn't allow on-demand rides.

Musk’s robotaxi plans for San Francisco alarmed, confused regulators, emails show

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 22 — Tesla CEO Elon Musk tantalised investors in July with a robotaxi update: After a small-scale test in Austin, Texas, Tesla would rapidly expand driverless cabs to markets including the San Francisco Bay Area, where it was “getting the regulatory permission to launch.”Musk posted on X earlier that month that Tesla would deploy robotaxis there “probably in a month or two.” The reality of Tesla’s San Francisco plans did not …

New emails reveal ‘alarmed’ reaction to Elon Musk’s robotaxi plans from city bosses

News of Tesla’s robotaxi plans in San Fransisco surprised and alarmed regulators