特斯拉近期更新了Robotaxi服务的服务条款，明确了其在加州地区的运营模式。在加州，该服务将采用带有安全员监督的全自动驾驶软件（FSD），以符合当地的监管要求。而在加州以外的地区，Robotaxi的行程则被描述为“自主进行”。此举旨在应对加州更严格的自动驾驶汽车（AVs）部署规定，尽管此前有立法者对特斯拉在未获许可的情况下部署车辆表示担忧。特斯拉正与监管机构合作，以期在未来逐步放宽对安全员的依赖。

🌟 特斯拉Robotaxi服务在加州地区启动，但其运营模式与加州以外地区有所不同，强调了安全员的监督作用。在加州，服务将使用带有安全员的FSD（Supervised）软件，并已获得加州公用事业委员会（CPUC）的授权。

🚗 在加州以外地区，特斯拉Robotaxi的行程被明确为“自主进行”，这意味着在这些地区，车辆的驾驶将不依赖于安全员的实时干预。这一区分旨在应对不同司法管辖区的监管差异。

⚖️ 特斯拉的Robotaxi在加州的服务推出，引发了监管机构的关注。有立法者指出，特斯拉在加州部署自动驾驶汽车（AVs）可能尚未获得必要的许可，并强调了遵守当地法规和安全规则的重要性，包括车辆被扣押的可能性。

🤝 特斯拉正积极与政府监管机构沟通，以获得在加州更广泛部署其Robotaxi服务的批准。公司内部备忘录显示，计划在旧金山地区启动付费服务，并由安全驾驶员在场，但目标是最终实现完全无人驾驶。

💡 特斯拉的AI副总裁Ashok Elluswamy表示，公司正与政府合作以获得批准，并打算在等待监管批准的同时，先推出不含驾驶员的座位服务以加快进程。

Tesla sent Robotaxi app users a new terms of service agreement on Saturday.It said the service will use supervised Full Self Driving software in California, with active driver oversight.Tesla told some workers it planned to launch its Robotaxi service in the Bay Area this weekend.

Tesla sent Robotaxi users a new terms-of-service agreement on Saturday detailing its planned launch in the Bay Area, according to a screenshot viewed by Business Insider.

The notification says rides taken outside California are "conducted autonomously."

The update lays out a different setup for California, where Tesla is launching its Robotaxi service under tighter state oversight — a move that appears to address how the program complies with local regulations. "If your ride is taking place in California, it is being conducted with a safety driver using FSD (Supervised) pursuant to authority from the California Public Utilities Commission," the agreement says.

Tesla did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Tesla told staff in an internal memo Thursday that it planned to launch the Robotaxi service in San Francisco over the weekend, starting as a paid program with safety drivers in the driver's seat, as Business Insider previously reported. The memo said drivers would be able to control the steering and brakes.

In the service agreement sent Saturday, Tesla said the service would use a variant of its supervised Full Self-Driving software. It's unclear if it's the same version available to subscribers.

Tesla's FSD software can change lanes, execute turns, and recognize stop signs and traffic lights, but it requires a licensed driver to actively monitor it.

On Friday, Tesla drew regulatory scrutiny after BI reported on the internal memo.

"Tesla doesn't have permits to deploy AVs in California & hasn't even applied for permits," California senator Scott Wiener wrote on X in response to Business Insider's story. "If Tesla actually deploys its AVs without permits, these vehicles should be seized & impounded. We have permitting & safety rules for a reason. Elon isn't exempt."

The company has a permit from the California DMV that allows it to test its self-driving software with a licensed driver overseeing the vehicle, but the California DMV told BI on Friday that the company has yet to apply for driverless testing.

Tesla also has a permit from the California Public Utilities Commission that allows it to provide transportation services to employees and some members of the public. The agency told BI Tesla notified the CPUC on Thursday that it intended to "extend operations under its TCP permit to offer service to friends and family of employees and to select members of the public."

Tesla's VP of AI Ashok Elluswamy said on Wednesday's earnings call that the company would begin its Robotaxi rollout in the Bay Area with safety drivers and is working with regulators to expand the program.

"We are working with the government to get approval here and, in the meanwhile, launch the service without the person in the driver seat just to expedite and while we wait for regulatory approval," he said.