After the Model Ys de Tesla without a driver saw a tour of Austin, Texas streets on Sunday morning, CEO Elon Musk published on his social platform X that the “Robotaxi launch” would begin today with a flat rate of $ 4.20.
A Reuters testimony saw several “robotaxis” of Tesla on Sunday morning in a popular area of the capital of Texas called the South Congress with anyone in the driver’s seat, but a person in the passenger’s seat.
Tesla was planning that the front seat pilots would act as “security monitors”, although it was still unclear how much control they would have on vehicles. Driverless Teslas videos have also been published on social media, but it is not known if vehicles carried passengers.
As the planned robotaxis date approached, Texas legislators moved to promulgate rules on state autonomous vehicles. Texas Governor, Greg Abbott, a Republican, signed a legislation on Friday that required a state permit to operate auto-qualified vehicles.
The law does not come into force until September 1, but the approval of the governor on Friday indicates that state officials on both sides want the industry of driverless vehicles to proceed. A group of democratic state legislators earlier this week called on Tesla to delay their robotax judgment on the legislation.
Tesla did not respond to comments applications. Governor’s office denied comments.
The law softens the previous anti -regulation position in autonomous vehicles. A 2017 Texas Law specifically banned regulating auto-qualified cars.
In recent days, Tesla has sent invitations to a select group of Tesla -line influential for a small and carefully controlled small robotaxes, which the company has said would include 10 or 20 model and operated vehicles in a limited Austin area.
The law requires that the self -employed car operators obtain the approval of the Texas motor vehicle department before operating on public streets without human driver. It also provides state authorities with the power to revoke permits if they consider a driverless vehicle to “tighten the public” and require companies to provide information on how police and the first respondents can deal with their driverless vehicles in emergency situations.
The law requirements for a state permit to operate an “automated motor vehicle” are not particularly onerous, but require a company to prove that it can be safely operated within the law.
Defines an automated vehicle at least autonomous driving capacity of “Level 4” under a recognized standard, which means that it can be driven without a human driver under specified conditions, such as within a limited area.
Level 5 autonomy is the higher level and means that a car can drive -anywhere.
Fulfillment is still much easier than in some states, especially California, which requires extensive shipping of vehicle testing data under state supervision.
The launch of Tesla Robotaxi, which the company warned could be delayed, occurs after more than a decade of the non-fulfilling promises of Musk to deliver Teslas.
According to many analysts in the industry, most of the value of Tesla stocks is based on their ability to deliver humanoid robotax and robots. Tesla is, with much, the most valuable car maker in the world.
Musk said Tesla would be “Super Paranoic” about Austin’s safety of safety. The company planned to operate only in areas that it considered the safest.
Austin service will also have other restrictions. Tesla plans to avoid bad weather, difficult intersections, and no one will be under the age of 18. Musk said he is willing to delay the start for security reasons, if necessary.
The planned launch has generated buzz among Tesla fans.
“Wow. Let’s set up Teslas without a driver in a few days. On public roads,” Omar Qazi, who has 635,200 followers in X, often writes on Tesla using the @wholemarsblog handle and received an invitation.
The marketing of autonomous vehicles has been risky and expensive. The GM cruiser closed after a fatal accident and the regulators are looking at Tesla and their rivals, Waymo d’Alphabet, which manages a paid robotax service in several North -American cities and the Amazon Zoox.
Tesla is also doing the standard practice of the young industry to rely on various technologies to read the road, using only cameras. This, according to Musk, will be safe and much less expensive than the lidar and radar systems added by rivals.
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