State regulators approved a permit for a ride-hailing service, but a permit for driverless taxis is still pending.
Arizona state regulators awarded Tesla a permit to operate as a transportation network company, meaning they can offer ride-hailing services similar to Uber.
As Akash Sriram and Abhirup Roy report in Insurance Journal, the permit allows the company to operate a ride-hailing service, but does not include driverless vehicles. “Under a self-certification process, Tesla, in September, got a permit from the state to test its autonomous vehicles with a safety driver.”
Earlier this year, Tesla launched a robotaxi service in Austin earlier this year that, where the company has fought the release of documents related to its launch. “Tesla also runs a chauffeur-style service operated by human drivers in the San Francisco Bay area and has obtained a permit in Nevada to test its autonomous vehicles on public roads.”
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