Tesla's robotaxi clears a key hurdle in Nevada

***Exclusive from Business Insider's Grace Kay and Aditi Bharade:*** Tesla just got one step closer to deploying its robotaxis commercially in Nevada. Tesla completed the self-certification process for the robotaxi in Nevada, a DMV representative told Business Insider. This step means the company can deploy an autonomous car on Nevada roads, but it still needs approval from the Nevada Transportation Authority to operate commercially. The NTA has not responded to requests for comment from Business Insider. Clearing self-certification in Nevada comes as CEO Elon Musk aims to expand ride-hailing in up to 10 metropolitan areas by the end of the year, with a fleet of more than 1,000 vehicles. "We expect to be operating in Nevada and Florida and Arizona by the end of the year," Musk said on an October earnings call. Tesla's robotaxis are operating commercially in San Francisco and Austin. The company is hiring in cities such as Las Vegas, Dallas, Houston, Tampa, and Orlando, as it ramps up the robotaxi deployment process. [Read more about how Tesla's robotaxis could soon hit the streets in Nevada here.](https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-robotaxi-dmv-approval-nevada-autonomous-cars-self-certification-2025-11?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=insider-realtesla-sub-comment)

When you guys write articles you should fact check and make sure you're not sane-washing a fraudster.

With a safety driver in the front seat. So a regular Taxi service. Got it.

Uber except a 100% chance of getting a shitty car

How many hurdles did it crash into though?

>This step means the company can deploy an autonomous car on Nevada roads But first they need an autonomous car...

Wrong subreddit m8

Oh, have they started operating autonomously in the tunnels under the convention center?

It's a "**key hurdle**" to certify that your own product works? This seems like the lowest possible hurdle a company needs to get past. >Tesla's robotaxis are operating commercially in San Francisco and Austin. Please provide a citation for this. They do not have a permit in California for autonomous vehicle operation.

Nevada, huh? The same place they were contractually obligated to provide "autonomous" cars in tunnels years ago?

The same place they scammed into giving them 10+ years of tax breaks in exchange for fucking up the local roads and economy.

>Clearing self-certification in Nevada comes as CEO Elon Musk aims to expand ride-hailing in up to 10 metropolitan areas by the end of the year, with a fleet of more than 1,000 vehicles. Call that journalism? AI can do better... Probably was AI... Anyway, to just publish this without question?!  I mean WTF is self certification? And 1,000 vehicles by the end of the year... really?  This is just put out there as if anything Musk says is true. Shouldn't it say advertorial somewhere?

You mean that underground traffic jam that they built, instead of just using rails like any normal city's subway?

Who's pocket is Tesla into in Vegas?