Tesla has contacted the Arizona Department of Transportation to begin the certification process for autonomous vehicle ride-sharing.

The EV maker files paperwork for Phoenix and San Francisco, but it has some hurdles to clear before approval, and already had a small accident in its first city.

Tesla Robotaxi" > Tesla is seeking approval to launch a robotaxi service in Arizona, including Phoenix. The company has applied to operate autonomous vehicles with or without onboard safety personnel,

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The three autonomous driving experts told Business Insider about how they think the launch went, and what may have prompted some issue.

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Terrifying new footage shows a Tesla robotaxi ripping through partially flooded streets in Austin, Texas. The clip, which went viral on the r/SweatyPalms subreddit over the weekend, shows the modified Model Y blasting past far more carefully driving vehicles in the right lane.

Waymo has 69 times more vehicle days of commercial robotaxi operation in Austin and has had 42 more incidents. This is one incident for every 292 vehicle days of operation. Tesla has had zero collisions while Waymo has had three collisions (aka Actual accidents) in Austin.