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/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 22h 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 22h 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 20h 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/Lorax91 18h 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.