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Tesla applies for ride-hail permit in California — but there’s a catch
Tesla applied for a permit with the California Public Utilities Commission to operate a transportation service in the state — a required first step if the
A TCP permit means the company — in this case Tesla — owns the vehicles and uses employees as drivers, according to the CPUC, which regulates human-driven and driverless ride-hailing services in the state. CEO Elon Musk said last month during an earnings call that his company would launch a paid ride-hailing robotaxi service in Austin this coming June. Kirsten Korosec is a reporter and editor who has covered the future of transportation from EVs and autonomous vehicles to urban air mobility and in-car tech for more than a decade.
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