Tesla has applied for a permit to test and deploy autonomous vehicles in Arizona. It's also eyeing expansion in Austin, Texas and California.

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.

CNBC went to Austin, Texas, to check out the supervised, invitation-only launch of no more than 20 of Tesla‘s robotaxis. CEO Elon Musk once promised Tesla would be able to drive themselves and owners would be able to rent out their vehicles for rideshare.

Two weeks into Tesla’s invite-only ride-hailing service, CEO Elon Musk’s die-hard fans are amazed, but it’s not clear anyone else is.

State law currently prevents the cars from operating without a driver behind the wheel. Waymo is pushing to change that.

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

Onboard helpers, bad-weather suspensions, but no crashes. WIRED asked experts to grade Tesla’s Austin autonomous taxi service—and, crucially, how to know if the system is safe.

YouTuber and Tesla fan Ellie Sheriff took her first ride in the company's self-driving ride-hail vehicle in Austin, Texas, and documented the whole experience on her channel "Ellie in Space." She was excited, nervous, and admittedly impressed — until the trip took an unexpected detour.

Driverless rideshare service Waymo, owned by Google parent Alphabet, deployed its fleet to New York City this week to begin mapping out the city roads – with humans still sitting behind the wheel while they await a change in state law to allow fully driverless riding.

Tesla’s next robotaxi chapter is at the heart of the tech world. Musk unveiled plans for the company to kick off its autonomous ride-hailing service in the San Francisco Bay Area in the next couple of months, barring any regulatory hiccups. The Bay Area isn’t exactly an easy launch pad.