Elon Musk's plans to make every Tesla autonomous might not be that enticing for regular Tesla owners, jeopardizing plans to expand Robotaxi service nationwide

Musk told analysts that the service will be available to probably “half of the population of the U.S. by the end of the year — that’s at least our goal, subject to regulatory approvals.”

The most common reaction to this plan has been that because many states, in particular California, require that companies get permits before deploying robotaxi services, that Tesla would need to get ...

The permit does not allow the company to run vehicles autonomously, the California Public Utilities Commission said.

Regulatory hurdles pose a challenge to Tesla as it must gain the trust of safety officials before launching fully autonomous services.