TradingKey - Tesla (TSLA) began August 24 with solid momentum from Nevada’s approval of robotaxi operation the previous day, but prepared for fallout in China.
On August 17, Reuters noted that Tesla was possibly preparing for employee testing of Cybercab in Austin.
However, on August 21, China announced an almost 2.98 million recall of Tesla vehicles (Model 3, Model Y, Model S, and Model X), with concerns of the emergency door release, as the largest recall in the history of the Chinese market.
Nevada Robotaxi Approval: Commercial Service Cleared for Full Clark County Aug 20: The Nevada Transportation Authority has unanimously approved Tesla Robotaxi LLC to deploy up to 5,000 autonomous vehicles across Clark County.
Post-crash or post-power-system-failure events, the door release systems in Tesla vehicles are too difficult to locate under the circumstances, according to the Chinese regulatory authorities.