It’s been three months since Tesla unveiled details of its much-anticipated robotaxi for the first time, and the electric automaker is already barreling forward with plans to launch a paid service. In a Tesla earnings call Wednesday evening,

But Tesla has not submitted an application for either permit, representatives from both state agencies told The Examiner on Thursday. Tesla does hold a permit to test its robotaxis on public roads, but according to the DMV, it has not reported using that permit since 2019.

Tesla will introduce a paid autonomous ride-hailing service in Austin, Elon Musk said during an earnings call discussing the automaker's financial results for 2024. As TechCrunch reports, he said the company will use cars with no human driver behind the wheel and with the unsupervised version of its Full Self-Driving software,

The claim of the vehicles driving around, carrying passengers with no driver behind the wheel by June borders on ridiculous. The numbers just don't back it up

SpaceX launched Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster into space, sending it on an unexpected journey beyond Earth. The car, with a mannequin dubbed "Starman" at the wheel, was meant to orbit the Sun, and it's been cruising through space ever since.