Nevada permits Tesla, Uber and Waymo robotaxi operations
Nevada regulators unanimously grant Tesla, Uber and Alphabet’s Waymo permits to operate robotaxi services in Clark County, with Tesla approved for up to 5,000 vehicles and Waymo and Uber for up to 1,000 each.
UBER TSLA GOOGL Ride hailing/Food delivery sector: Robotaxis are headed to Nevada.
On Thursday, State regulators granted permits to TSLA, Uber and GOOGL’s Waymo to operate robotaxi services in the State.
The Nevada Transportation Authority voted unanimously to allow the three tech companies in Clark County, which includes Las Vegas.
Zoox, owned by AMZN, already operates a paid robotaxi service on the Las Vegas Strip, with a permit to run up to 100 vehicles that lack steering wheels and pedals.
Tesla received approval for up to 5,000 robotaxis, while Waymo and Uber both got permits for up to 1,000 vehicles