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For instance, with 100 robo-taxis each driving 2,500 miles/month, Tesla could reach half a million miles in about two months. This rapid accumulation means Tesla could transition into the driverless testing phase as early as mid-2026, paving the way for full "robots-only" taxis shortly thereafter.
Beyond Sequential Phases: The Power of Parallel Strategy
This is where Tesla’s strategic brilliance emerges. Instead of following a strict sequential approach—completing Phase 1, then Phase 2, then Phase 3—they are executing multiple efforts simultaneously through regulatory engineering.
The Regulatory Hack: Divergence Between Permits and Operations
Tesla cleverly leverages two distinct regulatory pathways: