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Texas lawmakers urge Tesla to delay Austin robotaxi launch to September
- A group of Democratic lawmakers from Austin is asking Tesla to postpone its planned robotaxi rollout until a new state autonomous vehicles law takes effect in September for public safety reasons.
- The lawmakers' letter requests Tesla to delay the robotaxi operations to build trust in Tesla's autonomous vehicle operations.
- The new law in Texas, set to kick in September, introduces stricter requirements for companies deploying fully self-driving cars.
- Current state law allows autonomous vehicle testing without a human driver if vehicles meet certain standards; the updated law provides more oversight for safety.
- Democratic lawmakers want Tesla to delay robotaxi operations until the new law comes into effect.
- If Tesla proceeds with the planned June 22 launch, detailed information on the service must be provided.
- Elon Musk confirmed Tesla's robotaxi launch for June will start with a small fleet of Model Y vehicles, operating in the safest parts of Austin.
- Texas being a state where Republicans hold key positions makes the outcome uncertain for the lawmakers' request, as noted in a Reuters report.
- Tesla has not commented on the Democratic lawmakers' letter yet.
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