Tesla has received approval from California regulators to begin carrying passengers, a key step toward launching its ride-hailing service, Bloomberg reports.
The California Public Utilities Commission confirmed on Tuesday that Tesla was granted a transportation charter-party carrier permit, allowing the company to transport employees in company-owned vehicles before expanding the service to the public.
Tesla applied for the permit last month as part of Elon Musk’s plan to enter the ride-hailing market, putting the company in direct competition with Uber, Lyft, and Waymo. Musk has said Tesla will launch driverless ride-hailing in Austin in June and aims to offer the service in California by the end of the year, though details remain unclear.
Tesla is heavily investing in autonomous driving, robotics, and AI. Musk previously revealed that Tesla is already offering rides to employees in the Bay Area using a company-developed app, with a safety driver present.
Tesla shares surged to a new all-time high on Tuesday afternoon, marking another major milestone for the electric vehicle maker in what has already been a banner year for the stock. The stock officially hit a record price of $489.20 during trading, pushing the company’s market capitalization to roughly $1.63 trillion. At the time of […]
Tesla has officially crossed another major milestone on the road to autonomous driving. Over the weekend, multiple Tesla Model Y vehicles were spotted driving themselves on public roads in Austin, Texas, with no one in the front seats and no safety driver on board. According to Tesla and Elon Musk, these were public tests of […]
Tesla has published its official November 2025 recap, highlighting a busy month across the company’s global operations, product lines, and community. The update, shared on X, touches on everything from major corporate milestones to continued momentum for Full Self-Driving (Supervised) and record-breaking Supercharger usage. One of the biggest events in November was Tesla’s Annual Shareholder […]
