Tesla Will Reportedly Launch Robotaxis For The Autonomous Ride-Sharing Network In 2020

From what Elon Musk has shared in the Autonomy Day of Tesla, the company is looking to introduce the first robotaxis to the world in 2020. This is an effort in the broader vision of the company to build up its ride-sharing network.

Robotaxis In 2020

Musk said:

He also added that he felt confident about getting regulatory approval for the company next year.

In the near future, Tesla will give its car owners the ability to add their equipped vehicles to the ride-sharing app network. The company plans to develop the network quite similar to Airbnb or Uber. Tesla will take 20% to 30% revenue from these rides. In addition, it will provide a dedicated fleet of robotaxis when there are just a few people that share cars.

The ambition for robotaxis

Previously, Musk has revealed some details on the Network of Tesla and his ambitions to help the car owners to bring their vehicles to a ride-hailing app from back in 2016.

As of the moment they are producing all the new Tesla vehicles with a custom self-driving computer chip. This chip meets the requirements towards hardware for full self-driving.

What's left to do is the software. According to Elon Musk, it will be "feature complete". He is also confident of the potentials of the company's products. He added:

The regulatory needed

One important point to make this network of the robotaxi fleet and fully self-driving cars real is the regulatory approval. However, he didn't explain any further about which approval will be needed. According to our current law, there are no laws regulating the usage of autonomous vehicles. There are only voluntary guidelines.

Maybe Musk was referring to the state and local laws that control the networks of the ride-hailing app. Still, it is unclear. And we will update the information when receiving more information from Tesla.