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Tesla has had more good news regarding its robotaxi rollout this past week.
Nevada has decided that the company can deploy up to 5,000 robotaxis in the state, up from just 10 on the Las Vegas Strip. That’s a huge potential increase in vehicles. However, “Tesla representatives at the meeting said they have no intention of putting 5,000 cars on the road right away,” Teslarati reports. “Commercial rides are expected to start within 30 days, pending vehicle inspections, insurance filings, and fare approval, the standard steps every robotaxi operator in Nevada has had to clear.”
Elsewhere, one reason being provided for why Tesla hasn’t rolled out more Model Y robotaxis is now that the company feels confident about scaling up Cybercab production and it would like to wait and deploy those rather than Model Ys. Perhaps that sounds sensible, but this story combined with the one above made me think again about Elon Musk’s prediction for Tesla robotaxi deployment in 2025.
