Copy from Reddit. (So take with a hefty pinch of salt) Tesla can not legally launch a service in California. They do not have the permits. “”” CPUC requires ei

Copy from Reddit. (So take with a hefty pinch of salt) Tesla can not legally launch a service in California. They do not have the permits. “”” CPUC requires either an AV Drivered Pilot permit, or AV Driverless Pilot permit. (or Drivered or Driverless Phase 1 Deployment permit, but that would typically come after the pilot permit). [Source: CPUC permit guidance PDF] Tesla is not currently listed on the CPUC's Autonomous Vehicle Program Permits Issued page as having been granted any Pilot or Phase 1 permit. Tesla has a CPUC permit to operate a limo service with human drivers. (Which does not cover ride share services) If they maintained that the humans are actually driving and otherwise charged for rides the way they do in Austin, the current app model would make them a TNC. TNCs also require a permit to operate in California, which Tesla does not have. “”” https://www.cpuc.ca.gov/-/media/cpuc-website/divisions/consumer-protection-and-enforcement-division/documents/tlab/av-programs/av-program-applications--general-guidance-august-2024.pdf https://www.cpuc.ca.gov/-/media/cpuc-website/divisions/consu... https://www.cpuc.ca.gov/regulatory-services/licensing/transportation-licensing-and-analysis-branch/autonomous-vehicle-programs/autonomous-vehicle-program-permits-issued https://www.cpuc.ca.gov/regulatory-services/licensing/transp... https://www.cpuc.ca.gov/regulatory-services/licensing/transportation-licensing-and-analysis-branch/transportation-network-companies/tnc-permits-issued https://www.cpuc.ca.gov/regulatory-services/licensing/transp...