Tesla is already trying to expand the Robotaxi service to Arizona

Tesla applied to test and operate independent vehicles in Arizona in an attempt to provide the emerging Robotaxi service to the Metro Phoenix area, and the Ministry of Transport in the state confirmed Techcrunch.

A spokesman for a spokeswoman said in the email that Tesla contacted the MVD department under the Ministry of Transport in Arizona on June 26 to start the certificates. The company that launched a Robotaxi service limited In South Austin last month, he expressed interest in working within the Phoenix metro area, according to the administration.

Tesla applied to obtain both independent vehicles testing and operation with driver and driver -driver testing. A DOT MVD spokesman said it is expected at the end of the month. It was first revealed from the company’s contact with the state point Tesla influence Earlier on Thursday.

Tesla from Casey Blaine, the company’s first organizational advisor, has already held a virtual meeting with the state of the state as well as with the Trade Authority in Arizona, according to the emails obtained by Techcrunch by requesting records.

These conversations are in the initial stages, according to emails, where Pleen asked Dot representative to submit it to the Maricoba Province government and law enforcement officials before any launch. Blin did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

In June, Tesla launched a limited Robotaxi service in South Austin currently open to the company’s people. But CEO Elon Musk wrote on Thursday on his social media platform X that Tesla plans to Expanding this service Far to the city soon. He also said that Tesla is awaiting organizational approvals for the release of robots in the Gulf region, which he said would happen in a “month or two”.

Musk Robotaxi’s ambitions may collide against organizational reality, at least in California. Arizona, California, and Texas – all states want to see Tesla Robotaxis – different requirements.

In California, companies that want to test and ultimately publish independent cars must obtain a series of different permits from the DMV section. These permits cover the various stages of the autonomous vehicle test with and without the human safety operator behind the steering wheel, and finally published a driver car. However, companies that want to run the Robotaxi service should receive permits from the California Public Utilities Committee.

A spokesman for California DMV said in a statement sent via e -mail that Tesla had held a permit to test independent vehicles to test public roads with a safety driver since 2014.

“If Tesla intends to conduct a driver without a driver or publish independent technology, he must apply for the appropriate permit,” says CA DMV. “Until now, Tesla has not either obtained a driver test or deployment.”

The process in Arizona is not arduous, although there are steps to navigate.

Under the Arizona Law, self -government vehicle companies must follow a process of self -education either for testing with or without a driver, as shown in ADOT website.

This does not mean that Tesla- or any AV company completes the self-precipitation process-it can run the Robotaxi service that receives horse riding. Any company that wants to run a horseback service, which depends on a person or robot, must apply for a permit to the transport network company.

Waymo, a compound company owned by the alphabet, runs the Robotaxi service without a driver, about 315 square miles from the Metro Phoenix area, which includes the city center, Timby, Scotsdel, Chandler, parts of Mesa, and flights to and from Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport. The company recently launched A new program that allows teenagersWith the permission of the parents, to the cold in the robots in Phoenix.

Waymo holds the appropriate AV and TNC permits in Arizona. The company also has all the permits required to publish and operate the Robotaxi service in Los Angeles and the Gulf regionAlong with many cities of Silicon Valley, in California. Waymo also runs the Robotaxi service in partnership with Uber In Austin Atlanta.