The CEO of Tesla, Elon Muskhas assured that it will launch the driverless transportation servicethe so-called robotaxi, in California and Texas during the year 2025.
In the presentation of the manufacturer’s results, the American tycoon and owner of the social network X, expressed that “we believe that next year we will be able to have driverless Tesla vehicles.” He has also added to the information that Tesla already offers a transportation service for its employees in San Francisco Bay.
On the other side of the scale, according to the California Department of Motor Vehicles, the company You have not applied for a driverless test permit to circulate on its roads, not even to launch its fully autonomous driving service.
With the regulatory notices, Musk has recognized the possible difficulties that he may face in California to obtain approval from the authorities for his robotaxi, alleging that It’s not something we “fully control”. However, he assured that “he would be surprised if we do not obtain approval next year.”
The regulatory permissions that Tesla needs
The United States Highway Safety Administration maintains an investigation against the agency to determine if its partial autonomous driving system It is defective after four accidents have been recordedone of them with a death, in which their vehicles were involved.
Specifically, what the US authorities are looking to evaluate is whether the Tesla system is capable of detecting and responding appropriately to foggy environments and low visibility situations on the road.
In any case, the company plans to implement this technology in Europe and China during the first quarter of 2025, although the necessary regulatory approvals are still pending.
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