Tesla robotaxis by June? Musk turns to Texas for hands-off regulation

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Austin City Council member Zo Qadri, who represents downtown areas frequented by robotaxis, said he’s frustrated the city can’t impose rules on “private companies using these public roads as a testing ground.“Ultimately,” he said, “we have no power.

The only two companies that have secured permits to operate paid driverless taxi services to date, General Motors' Cruise and Alphabet's Waymo, logged millions of miles with regulators under more restrictive permits before getting approval to pick up passengers.(Cruise has since halted robotaxi operations).

Musk made his latest robotaxi promises the same day Tesla reported disappointing earnings, which missed analysts’ expectations and followed earlier news that Tesla posted its first-ever sales decline in 2024.

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