Tesla’s Elon Musk Promises Robot Taxis by Next Year

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Tesla’s Elon Musk Promises Robot Taxis by Next Year
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk expects regulatory approval in at least one market that would enable a robot taxi service by the end of 2020 and envisions owners of Tesla vehicles pushing a button on an app to put their cars into service

Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Elon Musk made his case for an on-demand robot taxi fleet that he promised would begin next year, an ambitious bet that would thrust the auto maker into the cutthroat business of ride-hailing.

In a presentation on Monday to investors and analysts at company headquarters in Palo Alto, Calif., the billionaire entrepreneur said that by the middle of next year more than a million Tesla vehicles on the road will have the capability of operating without a human driver. He expects regulatory approval in...

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