{"id":296707,"date":"2025-02-28T03:50:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T11:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=349904"},"modified":"2025-07-01T15:17:49","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T22:17:49","slug":"is-teslas-transportation-plan-a-step-back-in-its-ambitions-for-full-autonomous-driving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/is-teslas-transportation-plan-a-step-back-in-its-ambitions-for-full-autonomous-driving\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Tesla&#039;s transportation plan a step back in its ambitions for full autonomous driving?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tesla has requested a permit to operate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.softonic.com\/articulos\/nueva-york-acaba-de-aprobar-los-robotaxis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"a transportation service in California using human drivers\">a transportation service in California using human drivers<\/a>, instead of implementing its promised robotaxi.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"ChatGPT\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/b330d2b7-464c-4693-b81d-2c97b1edf062\/857405465\/chatgpt-logo\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">ChatGPT<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/chatgpt.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/chatgpt.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This request, submitted to the California Public Utilities Commission, marks <strong>a significant shift in Tesla&#8217;s strategy, which had promised &#8220;unsupervised autonomous driving&#8221; by 2025.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, current plans indicate that the company intends to operate an internal fleet with teleoperation support, similar to Waymo&#8217;s business model, rather than a fully autonomous service.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tesla seeks approval for ride-hailing services in California as its traditional car sales face challenges. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XczL6FuHOt\">https:\/\/t.co\/XczL6FuHOt<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ACzwPGFDSf\">pic.twitter.com\/ACzwPGFDSf<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Automotive News (@Automotive_News) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Automotive_News\/status\/1895293974748762530?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 28, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Elon Musk had an idea, the reality is different<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The CEO of Tesla, Elon Musk, had reaffirmed his intention to introduce unsupervised driving in California and Texas by the second quarter of 2025. <strong>Despite his previous promises, the reality seems to be aligning more with a transportation service in the style of Uber and Lyft,<\/strong> highlighting that the real challenge remains achieving full autonomy in driving.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Currently, <strong>Tesla&#8217;s autonomous driving system achieves approximately 500 miles between critical disconnections<\/strong>, far below the 700,000 miles needed to be considered safer than a human. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.softonic.com\/articulos\/elon-musk-va-a-cambiar-las-reglas-del-juego-del-tesla-full-self-driving-para-decir-que-ha-ganado\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Musk has repeatedly claimed that the company will achieve &quot;unsupervised autonomous driving&quot; by the end of this year\">Musk has repeatedly claimed that the company will achieve &#8220;unsupervised autonomous driving&#8221; by the end of this year<\/a>, despite having made similar claims in the past without success.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although the permit requested by Tesla represents a step towards testing transportation services before achieving full autonomy, some experts believe that this initiative is trivial, given that <strong>other companies like Uber and Lyft have already resolved the fundamental aspects of on-demand transportation.<\/strong> As previously noted, what really needs to be resolved is autonomous driving.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"ChatGPT\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/b330d2b7-464c-4693-b81d-2c97b1edf062\/857405465\/chatgpt-logo\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">ChatGPT<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/chatgpt.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/chatgpt.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In summary, Tesla&#8217;s request reflects a shift in its initial ambitions and suggests that its short-term focus is more aligned with the reality of the current market than with the bold promises of the past.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tesla has requested a permit to operate a transportation service in California using human drivers, instead of implementing its promised robotaxi. This request, submitted to the California Public Utilities Commission, marks a significant shift in Tesla&#8217;s strategy, which had promised &#8220;unsupervised autonomous driving&#8221; by 2025. However, current plans indicate that the company expects to operate an internal fleet with teleoperation support, similar to Waymo&#8217;s business model, rather than a fully autonomous service. Elon Musk had an idea, reality is another The CEO of Tesla, Elon [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9317,"featured_media":296709,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":21},"categories":[1015],"tags":[8319,1471],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[6849],"class_list":["post-296707","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-ev","tag-tesla","content-category-lifestyle"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/296707","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9317"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=296707"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/296707\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":309310,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/296707\/revisions\/309310"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/296709"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=296707"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=296707"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=296707"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=296707"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=296707"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=296707"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}