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Tesla Has Some Robotaxi Explaining to Do Weeks Before Launch

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has some questions about the service Elon Musk is planning to launch next month.

A Model Y on Tesla’s car lot in Austin.
Photographer: Brandon Bell/Getty Images North America

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By Dana Hull

May 13, 2025 at 10:30 AM UTC

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Six years ago this month, Tesla raised billions of dollars off the back of Elon Musk telling Wall Street that the company was on the cusp of turning its customers’ cars into robotaxis.