The application was presented to the California Service Services Commission and Tesla plans to attract drivers for the implementation of joint trips. The Source explains that Tesla application is different from its footsteps for a transportation company (TNC) provided to organizations that provide transportation services for award through applications such as LYFT and UBER.
If Tesla application is approved, the company will be able to participate in the autonomous transportation program for passengers. However, Tesla has currently not applied to the Autonomous Vehicles Program and even if the application was approved, the company could not offer autonomous vehicles without a driver.
At the same time, a direct blow to competitors such as Uber and Waymo offering programs for Tesla application, joint trips and autonomous vehicles. And here the Tesla strategy only emerges: after the approval of the current application, Tesla will get the same type of permission as Waymo.
Source: Ferra
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