Nevada Greenlights Up to 8,000 Robotaxis From Tesla, Uber, and Waymo
Nevada has approved permits for Tesla, Uber, and Waymo to collectively deploy as many as 8,000 self-driving robotaxis over the next 12 months, marking one of the largest coordinated autonomous vehicle rollouts in the US to date.
The permits don't guarantee all three companies will hit that ceiling immediately, but they signal Nevada's aggressive bid to become a testing and commercial hub for AI-driven transportation, competing with California and Arizona. Waymo already operates robotaxis in several cities, while Tesla and Uber are pushing to scale up their own autonomous and ride-hailing partnerships.
The approval covers a mix of fully driverless and safety-driver-monitored vehicles, depending on each company's current technology readiness, though exact breakdowns per company weren't detailed.