Elon Musk revealed on the social media platform X last night why Tesla could not call its autonomous ride-hailing service “Robotaxi” upon its launch in California as it did in Austin, Texas.

Tesla has been operating Robotaxi ride-hailing services in the United States for less than two months, as it launched its first rides in Austin on June 22. Last month, Tesla officially launched rides in California’s Bay Area, but it only referred to it as a “ride-hailing service.”

Some outlets reported that it was not the “Robotaxi” fleet, but in reality, Tesla did not have the ability to use the terms “taxi” or “cab” in the state, Musk revealed on Wednesday night.

He said:

On the heels of announcing that Tesla was planning to expand its fleet for the service to 100 vehicles, Musk revealed that Cal

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