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    Tesla’s robotaxi service arrives in San Francisco – but there’s a catch

    Michael ComaousBy Michael ComaousAugust 1, 2025No Comments2 Mins Read1 Views
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    Tesla has launched a ride-hailing service in San Francisco, but doesn’t have permission to run an autonomous taxi service.

    While you’ll be able to hail a Tesla through the service, there will be a driver behind the wheel.

    Elon Musk first proposed a robotaxi service comprised of self-driving Teslas in 2022 and the roll-out of that service has been a little more complicated than anticipated. While first given a launch date of August 2024, it was June 2025 when robotaxi started operating.

    Now Tesla has launched a service in San Francisco, seeing expansion to a second city being the initial Austin, Texas, deployment of robotaxi. The news was shared through the Tesla AI account on X, confirming that ride-hailing was available in the San Francisco Bay Area.

    That news was also shared by Elon Musk.


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    However, according to Reuters, it’s not clear if this is just a Tesla ride-hailing service or if it’s using the self-driving robotaxi. According to Reuters, the California Public Utilities Commission, who regulates passenger transportation services in the state, has not given Tesla permission to operate a self-driving service.

    One of the barriers is the need to run a “pilot phase” without charging customers before Tesla can apply for the necessary permits. That might mean that any self-driving taxi service might take some time to come online, as these processes can take years.

    Unlike the service in Texas where a “safety monitor” sits in the passenger seat, in California, there would need to be a human driver behind the wheel at all times, so for the time being, it looks like this isn’t actually a robotaxi service.

    Currently, Waymo dominates the offering in San Francisco, offering a fully operational service that’s open to the public, while California has a lot of companies testing autonomous vehicles, but not offering a robotaxi service.

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    Elon Musk had originally outlined the target of having robotaxis across half of the US by the end of 2025. At this rate, it looks like there could be a lot of hurdles to that happening.

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