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Grayson Brulte and Rob Grant discuss Tesla's robotaxi plans in Las Vegas and Waymo's acquisition of Apple's proving grounds.

This week on Autonomy Signals , Grayson Brulte and Rob Grant discuss Tesla’s application to operate up to 5,000 robotaxis in Las Vegas, Waymo’s $220 million purchase of Apple’s former proving grounds, and Neolix’s partnership with Quickbot to solve the last 50 meters of autonomous delivery. On June 3rd, Tesla expanded their unsupervised robotaxi geofence to cover the entire 245 square mile Austin metropolitan area, even as its active fleet contracted to an estimated 20 to 25 vehicles. That same week, Tesla filed an application with the Nevada Transportation Authority for an Autonomous Vehicle Network Company permit to operate up to 5,000 robotaxis in Clark County within the next 12 months. With expanding service areas and a contracting physical fleet, Tesla is optimizing for a coverage narrative while software readiness remains the critical bottleneck to commercial scale, and the path to Las Vegas still runs through individual casino property agreements. Waymo purchased Apple’s former proving grounds in Wittmann, Arizona, originally the DaimlerChrysler proving grounds, for $220 million. The site is larger than Waymo’s existing California and Ohio testing grounds combined…

People in this episode

Host: Grayson Brulte

Guest: Rob Grant

Topics covered

• autonomous vehicles
• robotaxis
• technology
• business
• delivery solutions

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Tesla, Waymo, Apple

Places: Las Vegas, Austin, Clark County, Wittmann, Arizona, California, Ohio

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