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Polymarket has listed a new article: "Tesla will launch Robotaxi service in California by December 31st."
PPP's market prediction tool shows that Polymarket has added a new prediction: "Tesla will officially launch its robotaxi service in California by December 31, 2026." If Tesla officially launches its autonomous taxi service, requiring no continuous human driver intervention, in California by the end of 2026, the prediction is "Yes"; otherwise, it's "No." Tesla continues to advance its autonomous driving and robotaxi deployments, but progress varies significantly by region. Currently, it is conducting more aggressive driverless mobility testing and planning in some parts of the US (such as Texas), while in California, it remains primarily constrained by a stricter regulatory system. California's DMV and CPUC have established a multi-stage approval process for commercial autonomous driving operations, involving multiple hurdles such as road test data, remote safety driver requirements, and commercial passenger transport permits. Currently, Tesla in California primarily operates with its supervised autopilot function (FSD) and has not yet obtained a commercial robotaxi license allowing fully driverless operation. In contrast, its "Cybercab" and Robotaxi commercialization path is widely seen as prioritizing deployment in regions with more relaxed regulations, and progress in California remains highly uncertain. Odaily Seer continues to monitor the prediction market, anticipating changes before pricing.
CITIC Securities: Based on the inflection point of the intelligent driving industry, sub-sectors in the industrial chain such as robotaxi, intelligent driving chips, and LiDAR are all expected to benefit significantly.
According to Mars Finance, CITIC Securities points out that 2026 will be a crucial watershed moment for China's intelligent driving industry, marking a shift from a "functional competition" to "institutionalized commercialization." In 2024-2025, the intelligent driving industry primarily focused on the rapid penetration of L2+ advanced driver assistance systems, the decentralization of NOA capabilities, and level playing field competition among OEMs. By 2026, the industry landscape has clearly shifted to three parallel lines: L2 is entering a period of stringent regulation, with the industry shifting from "competing on user experience" to "competing on compliance, safety, and systems"; L3 is moving from pilot programs to limited commercialization, with responsibility boundaries, access mechanisms, and standards beginning to take shape; and L4/Robotaxi, driven by collaboration between China and the US, is entering a phase of large-scale verification, with commercialization criteria shifting from "whether it can run" to "whether it can be replicated at low cost and whether a viable single-vehicle economic model can be established." Based on this major turning point in the intelligent driving industry, specific segments of the value chain, such as robotaxi, intelligent driving chips, and LiDAR, are all expected to benefit significantly. (Cailian Press)
Uber terminates its Robotaxi partnership with Waymo in Phoenix.
Mars Finance reports that Uber and Alphabet's Waymo have terminated their Robotaxi partnership in Phoenix. The collaboration began in 2023, and the market generally believes the termination is due to strategic changes rather than poor performance. (Cailian Press)
Cao Cao Mobility and K2 Group have reached a strategic cooperation agreement, planning to deploy the first batch of Robotaxi vehicles in Abu Dhabi this year.
Cao Cao Mobility announced a strategic partnership with K2 Group, an AI technology company under the Abu Dhabi government. The two companies will jointly promote the commercial deployment and operation of Robotaxis in the UAE, launching local testing in Abu Dhabi this year and planning to deploy the first batch of Robotaxis vehicles. They will work together to promote the construction of the local Robotaxi service system and will seek broader and more regional cooperation in autonomous driving in the future.
Bolt, Pony.ai, and Stellantis launch Robotaxi testing project in Luxembourg
Mars Finance reports that Pony.ai, together with European mobility platform Bolt and global automaker Stellantis, announced a Robotaxi testing project in Luxembourg. This project will leverage Luxembourg's policies on autonomous driving testing to focus on verifying the safety, performance, and compliance of Pony.ai's seventh-generation Robotaxi in the local traffic environment.
Barclays: Tesla's AI strategy may revolve around Robotaxi, but the inflection point for large-scale deployment has not yet arrived.
According to a recent research Odaily by Barclays, self-driving taxis (Robotaxi) are the most crucial part of Tesla's AI strategy. The report points out that Tesla currently has three main growth engines: FSD (Full Self-Driving), Robotaxi, and the Optimus humanoid robot. Among these, Optimus has the largest potential market space but is still in the prototype stage; FSD has already begun generating revenue, but its market space is relatively limited. In contrast, Robotaxi has both a huge potential market and has already begun commercial operation, therefore Barclays considers it Tesla's most important AI business at present. Barclays gives Tesla an "equal weight" rating with a target price of $360.