The taxi service will initially operate with Tesla employee drivers only, use current-model vehicles, and won’t allow for driverless rides.
Tesla received a permit to operate a taxi service in California, but it will initially be limited to Tesla employee drivers and current-model vehicles, with no driverless rides allowed. This marks a first step towards Tesla's long-term vision of a driverless taxi service, though regulatory hurdles and the need for additional permits from the DMV make a fully autonomous service distant.
