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Status of Tesla's Nevada robotaxi plans

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#1 ·
As of 2025, companies are coming after your job🤑😂🤣.As of mid-September 2025, Tesla has received a permit from the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to test its autonomous vehicles (robotaxis) on public roads. However, this permit is only for testing, and Tesla has not yet received a commercial license to operate a rideshare service with paying passengers in the state.
Status of Tesla's Nevada robotaxi plans
  • Testing permit: On September 10, 2025, the Nevada DMV approved Tesla's application for a testing registry certification. This allows the company to operate and gather data from supervised autonomous vehicles on public streets.
  • Commercial approval required: Before Tesla can launch a commercial robotaxi service in Nevada, it must complete an additional "Operations Self-Certification" process. This will grant the company a Certificate of Compliance for operations and allow it to offer paid rides.
  • Expanding operations: The permit establishes Nevada as the third major location for Tesla's robotaxi testing, following ongoing operations in Austin, Texas, and testing in California.
Competitive landscape in Nevada
Tesla is entering a market where other companies have already established a presence:
  • Zoox (Amazon): Has recently launched a free public robotaxi service in Las Vegas.
  • Motional (Hyundai/Aptiv): Offers autonomous rides in partnership with Lyft.
  • Waymo (Google): Has been testing its vehicles in Las Vegas.
 
#2 ·
As of 2025, companies are coming after your job🤑😂🤣.As of mid-September 2025, Tesla has received a permit from the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to test its autonomous vehicles (robotaxis) on public roads. However, this permit is only for testing, and Tesla has not yet received a commercial license to operate a rideshare service with paying passengers in the state.
Status of Tesla's Nevada robotaxi plans

  • Testing permit: On September 10, 2025, the Nevada DMV approved Tesla's application for a testing registry certification. This allows the company to operate and gather data from supervised autonomous vehicles on public streets.
  • Commercial approval required: Before Tesla can launch a commercial robotaxi service in Nevada, it must complete an additional "Operations Self-Certification" process. This will grant the company a Certificate of Compliance for operations and allow it to offer paid rides.
  • Expanding operations: The permit establishes Nevada as the third major location for Tesla's robotaxi testing, following ongoing operations in Austin, Texas, and testing in California.
Competitive landscape in Nevada
Tesla is entering a market where other companies have already established a presence:

  • Zoox (Amazon): Has recently launched a free public robotaxi service in Las Vegas.
  • Motional (Hyundai/Aptiv): Offers autonomous rides in partnership with Lyft.
  • Waymo (Google): Has been testing its vehicles in Las Vegas.
Zoox can’t drop off at very many places- passengers complain it can’t go to lots of casinos- what kind of a game is this info?
 
#3 ·
🤣😂Mr rugar you think short term.Zoox can't drop off at many places? Uber couldn't drop off at airport when it started 😂🤣I remember
I received $100 fined for dropping off a rider at airport .If I pay within 3days I didn't have to pay $100 so to save $50 i paid $50. Waymo didn't pick or drop off at airport in Phoenix when it started giving rides 🫢.it's been over 1 year since Waymo started picking up and dropping off at airport. Zoox started giving rides from resort world now they added 4 pick up and drop off locations😂the rides are free.
 
#9 ·
Possibly they are using humans because robots are not safe enough using airport freeways or are unproven.

what’s up with the happy emoji imagining people getting fired somehow that’s a happy event. Ha ha! Somebody might starve or live on the streets. Ha ha how pleasurable to see somebody in pain.
it’s so funny to see others suffer.

if these Waymo people take a job of driving a driverless car they would have to know that it’s a temporary gig.