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According to expert estimations, Tesla could secure full autonomy permits by mid-2026 in San Francisco. They can begin pilot robo-taxi services with actual passengers shortly thereafter, perhaps in early 2027.
Furthermore, Tesla may expand rapidly to other cities like Los Angeles, San Diego, and Sacramento, leveraging similar regulatory workarounds and parallel testing strategies. The overall vision is to seed autonomous fleet operations nationwide and internationally well before traditional automakers can fully scale their own offerings.