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Tesla has repeatedly said its robotaxi launch in California is near, but state records show the company logged zero autonomous test miles in 2025 and only 562 miles total since 2016. The data highlights a widening gap with Waymo as regulators require far more real-world testing before driverless approval.

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00:00It's Benzinga bringing Wall Street to Main Street.
00:02Tesla said for more than a year that it is months away from launching a driverless rob-a-taxi
00:07service in California pending regulatory approval, according to Reuters. State DMV records show
00:13Tesla logged zero autonomous test miles in California in 2025 for the sixth straight year
00:18and has not logged any miles since 2019. Tesla has documented 562 total miles since 2016.
00:26The company holds only an entry-level DMV permit, allowing driverless testing with a safety
00:32driver and has not applied for additional permits. Proposed regulations would require at least 50,000
00:38miles with a safety driver before testing without one. Waymo logged more than 13 million miles and
00:43secured multiple approvals before charging passengers. For all things money, visit Benzinga.com.
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