Spotted two Cybercabs running fully autonomous in Palo Alto with zero occupants. This raises the question: did Tesla quietly get California DMV driverless permit approval?
Context: California requires specific permits for truly driverless operation (no safety driver). Tesla's been testing FSD but hasn't publicly announced permit approval for unsupervised Cybercab deployment.
If legit, this would be Tesla's first real-world driverless testing outside controlled environments. Major shift from their "vision-only" supervised approach to actual Level 4 autonomy in public roads.
Worth watching CA DMV permit database for updates.
Context: California requires specific permits for truly driverless operation (no safety driver). Tesla's been testing FSD but hasn't publicly announced permit approval for unsupervised Cybercab deployment.
If legit, this would be Tesla's first real-world driverless testing outside controlled environments. Major shift from their "vision-only" supervised approach to actual Level 4 autonomy in public roads.
Worth watching CA DMV permit database for updates.