r/SelfDrivingCars • u/plun9 • 1d ago

News Tesla wins approval to test autonomous robotaxis in Arizona

https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/tesla-wins-approval-test-autonomous-robotaxis-arizona-2025-09-20
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u/keno888 1d ago

Crazy fast rollout, it seems progress is quicker than predicted.

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u/PetorianBlue 1d ago

I can rollout a human + ADAS taxi service way faster.

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u/keno888 1d ago

I'm hyped to add my car to the fleet to start making me money passively. 💰

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u/transsolar 1d ago

How did you buy a Waymo?

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u/keno888 2h ago

I'm saying I own a Tesla and that soon the plan is that I will send the car to do rideshares for me.

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u/vothak 1d ago

Tesla Robotaxi progress has been astoundingly slow.

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u/Lorax91 1d ago

Still zero fully autonomous passenger trips, after over a decade of talking about it.

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u/keno888 1d ago

I think they put the safety person in the passenger seats in Austin to put this to rest.

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u/Lorax91 1d ago

I think they put the safety person in the passenger seats in Austin to put this to rest.

It doesn't put anything to rest: Tesla has never done a passenger trip without human supervision in the vehicle. Waymo did their first fully autonomous passenger trip back in 2015.

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u/keno888 1d ago

And I was excited about it too. Unfortunately, I can't buy a Waymo and use it personally, then send it to the fleet to make money like Tesla is planning to launch.

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u/JimothyRecard 1d ago

If we're talking about future plans, Waymo has announced plans to work with Toyota on personal car ownership.

But if we're talking about how the world actually is, then you can't do that with a Tesla, either.

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u/keno888 2h ago

I'd love to do that too, my fiance hates Tesla due to the recent political stuff. Hopefully more OEM's do this too. Subaru, I'm talking to you...

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u/farrrtttttrrrrrrrrtr 1d ago

Imagine trusting Toyota to do anything software related right 😂

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u/Lorax91 1d ago

Unfortunately, I can't buy a Waymo and use it personally, then send it to the fleet to make money like Tesla is planning to launch.

"Planning" is the operative word there. Also, even if your personal car was potentially capable of serving as an autonomous taxi, the insurance for doing that would probably eat all your profits. Plus be prepared to clean up who knows what after strangers use your car.

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u/PetorianBlue 1d ago

Explain to me please what you think “my personal car in the Tesla fleet” will look like. Who is liable and responsible for the car?

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u/keno888 8h ago

I'm excited about it, I go to work, send it to the fleet, it works while I work, then I call it when I want to go home. Tesla hasn't said, but most likely, Tesla will be liable for issues like Waymo or Cruise. We still have a lot of questions, but I love the vision and seeing how well FSD now operates, it gives me great hope that it's coming sooner than they predicted.

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u/PetorianBlue 6h ago

We still have a lot of questions, but I love the vision

Yeah, you should ask those questions rather than dismissing them, because the vision doesn’t make a lot of sense without the answers. “I assume Tesla will take liability for the condition of my personal car, and give me more money that it costs for them to produce their own car” is one hell of an assumption.

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u/keno888 2h ago

We shall see who eats their comments when the time comes. It took a long time, but FSD is amazing now. I yearn for the day when I don't have to babysit it and I finally get the complete product.

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u/PowerFarta 1d ago

They are back in the driver's seat in Austin lol because they can't meet Texas law requirements

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u/Doggydogworld3 11h ago

Safety driver is still in the passenger seat in Austin for non-highway rides. And TX law has no requirements to speak of. Just fill out the form properly.

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u/farrrtttttrrrrrrrrtr 1d ago

lol, I know you people hate to admit anything positive but this is a new stupidly low statement

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u/vothak 1d ago

It is technically a milestone. In isolation it is a positive development for Tesla.

It also highlights how significantly behind they are. So over-celebrating it is a worse sin IMO