Tesla plans ‘friends and family’ service in California, regulator says

This week calls for a profit, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said that the company’s new Robotaxi service would expand to San Francisco Gulf Region and other US markets.

However, California regulators clearly show that Tesla does not have the authority to carry passengers in public roads in autonomous vehicles and that it will always require a human driver under control.

“Tesla is not allowed to test or carry the CNBC CNBC on Friday. He continued: “Tesla’s people (paid or unpaid) is allowed to carry a hunting, which will of course have a driver.”

In other words, Tesla’s service in the state should be more taxi than the robot.

Tesla has those known as a charter-part carrier permit in California, which Run a special car service With human drivers similar to limousine companies or travel services.

The Commission said on Thursday that the company plans to expand “operations” under the permission to “provide services to friends and employees and provide services to public members and to provide services to public members.

However, in accordance with Tesla’s permission, he said that this service could be only with non -AVS.

California motor vehicles department CNBC’ye Tesla’nın “driver test permit” since 2014, and the company allowed the company to use AVs with a security driver, but allowed not to charge. DMV, security drivers, Tesla employees, contractor or manufacturer should have design under this permission, he said.

Austin is currently testing a Robotaxi service in Tesla, Tesla is currently using the company’s latest automatic driving software and equipment. Limited service works during daylight hours and on roads with a speed limit of 40 miles per hour.

Robotaxis in Austin is remotely controlled by Tesla employees and contains a human security supervisor in the front passenger seat. Service is now limited to Tesla’s “Early Access Program” requirements.

On Friday, Work insideHe referred to a built -in Tesla note, Tesla’s staff plans to expand the Robotaxi service to San Francisco Gulf Region this weekend. Tesla did not respond to the request for comments on this report.

DMV accused Tesla with misleading consumers about the capabilities of driver’s aid systems, which were previously carried out under the name of DMV, Tesla, which had previously been autopilot and full self -driving (or FSD).

Tesla now calls Premium Driving Assistance features “FSD inspected”. The owners say that Tesla, autopilot and controlled FSD are “on hands” systems, and that they are always ready to guide or brake, which requires a driver at the steering wheel.

However, in the videos created by the user shared by Tesla in X, the company shows customers using customers using FSD while in other positions. DMV argues that Tesla’s license to sell vehicles in California should be suspended and that the ongoing discussions in the administrative hearings office in Oakland should be suspended until Friday.

Under the state laws of California, autonomous taxi services are regulated at the state level. Some city and district officials said on Friday, they are outside the cycle of a potential Tesla service in the state.

Marin District Supervisory Board Member Stephanie Multon-Peters, a telephone conversation Tesla’dan said he did not hear about plans, he said. He called on the company to be more transparent.

“I definitely hope to tell us, and I think it is a good business application to do it,” he said.

Moulton-Peters, in general, is unstable to robotax and is not sure how Marin County, north of San Francisco, will react to Tesla’s service.

“The news of the future always gave mixed results in society,” he said.

Brian Colbert, another member of the Marin County Supervisory Board, said in an interview that Tesla’s service is a good thing, but was disappointed with lack of communication.

“They should have done a better job in informing the society about the launch.”

Alphabet Waymo, who is far ahead of Tesla in the Robotaxi market, received a series of permission from DMV and CPUC before starting the driverless driving greeting service in the state.

Waymo was given a CPUC driverless distribution permit in 2023 and allowed him to charge for driving in the state. Since the company expands the service zone in the province, it is looking for changes in both DMV and CPUC driverless distribution permits.

– David Ingram from NBC from San Francisco.

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