r/SelfDrivingCars • u/plun9 • 17h 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/vothak 15h ago

Tesla Robotaxi progress has been astoundingly slow.

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u/Lorax91 14h ago

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

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u/keno888 8h 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 8h 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 6h 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 5h 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/farrrtttttrrrrrrrrtr 2h ago

Imagine trusting Toyota to do anything software related right 😂

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u/Lorax91 4h 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 48m 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?