This is Tesla and robotaxi news, not a home energy story, but here's what happened. Nevada regulators approved a permit last month letting Tesla run driverless "Robotaxi" vehicles in Las Vegas — but capped the fleet at just 10 cars, even though Tesla had asked for 5,000. The permit also restricts Tesla to an approved section of the Las Vegas Strip, bars pickups at Harry Reid International Airport, and limits the cars to 45 mph. Every vehicle has to be labeled "robotaxi," riders must be told the car is driverless, and Tesla needs new approval to expand past 10 cars.
For comparison, Amazon's Zoox already has a Nevada permit for up to 100 vehicles and is running about 50 on the Strip while charging for rides. Waymo and an Uber subsidiary have separate applications pending, and Waymo is already operating fully driverless in Las Vegas.
The numbers matter here: Tesla's entire driverless fleet nationwide is only around 20 vehicles at any time, so even 10 more in Las Vegas would grow that fleet by half. In short, this is a story about the pace and limits of self-driving car rollout in one city — it doesn't involve any home energy programs, rebates, or upgrades, so there's nothing for homeowners to act on here.
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