Tesla's Cybercabs Appear in NYC Amid Regulatory Scrutiny
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Tesla's Cybercab, a supervised autonomous taxi, has appeared on New York streets signaling a pilot with a driver in the front seat even though there’s no official NYC launch; regulators say state law requires a human driver and the TLC notes autonomous-for-hire testing isn’t allowed, with Waymo permits and taxi-union concerns shaping the broader regulatory debate.
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