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Tesla's traditional do-it-yourself instinct could be tested by its nationwide robotaxi ambitions.

The big picture: Manufacturing self-driving taxis is one thing. Financing, parking, charging, cleaning and maintaining enough of them to blanket the country is another — and Tesla is signaling that it might want entrepreneurs to help shoulder the load.