"Tesla launched a ride-hailing service in San Francisco in July, following the introduction of a driverless taxi service in Austin a month earlier. The EV giant lacks the necessary permits to offer fully driverless rides in California, however, so its Bay Area vehicles have safety drivers who monitor Tesla's assisted driving system, called Full Self-Driving."
"Tesla is jostling with Waymo and Uber to shape California's robotaxi rules as it races to hit Elon Musk's ambitious year-end target. In comments filed with a California regulator and published on Monday, Tesla pushed back against a proposal backed by Waymo that could require Musk's company to disclose more data about its ride-hailing service."
The California Public Utilities Commission is drafting rules for robotaxi passenger services and has invited Tesla, Waymo, and Uber to comment. Tesla launched ride-hailing in San Francisco and a driverless taxi service began in Austin, but Tesla lacks permits for fully driverless California rides and uses safety drivers monitoring its Full Self-Driving system; Austin vehicles also have human safety drivers in the passenger seat. Waymo operates fully driverless services in San Francisco and Los Angeles. Uber plans robotaxi launches with Nuro and Lucid next year. Tesla objected to a Waymo-backed proposal requiring quarterly ADAS operator reporting and opposed Uber's suggested crackdown on allegedly misleading robotaxi marketing.
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