Looks like Phoenix and San Francisco are up next, and Tesla has already filed the paperwork for multiple permits in both cities. They are still pending approval.
Tesla first contacted the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) about expanding to the Phoenix metro area on June 26,..
- It's applied for two certifications, one for for autonomous vehicle testing with a driver, and one without a driver.
- "A decision on those is expected at the end of the month," the ADOT tells tech influencer Sawyer Merritt.
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The EV maker files paperwork for Phoenix and San Francisco, but it has some hurdles to clear before approval, and already had a small accident in its first city.
July 10, 2025
Tesla already has one of three permits required to operate in California, The Verge reports.
- It received a certificate to operate a ride-hailing business in March from the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), but that only allows it to begin testing with a safety driver.
- It still needs a permit for fully driverless testing and clearance to deploy autonomous vehicles.
Waymo is well established in both Phoenix and San Francisco, along with Los Angeles, Atlanta, and Austin.
If Tesla continues to follow in Waymo's
footsteps, it may expand to some of the same cities, but the two
companies are not equivalent.
They have different technical approaches:
- Waymo's software relies on a combination of LiDAR and camera feeds, while
- Tesla's insists on a controversial cameras-only approach.
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