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Good morning. Nevada's transportation authority just handed the robotaxi industry one of its biggest regulatory wins yet, unanimously approving permits for up to 8,000 autonomous vehicles across Clark County, home to Las Vegas, over the next year. Tesla walked away with the largest allocation by far, a permit for up to 5,000 robotaxis, while Waymo and Uber each secured 1,000-vehicle permits, with Uber leaning on partnerships with Motional and Zoox to fill its quota. That's a striking bet from state regulators at a moment when autonomous vehicles are still working to prove themselves safe and reliable at scale in dense urban environments. Worth noting: even executives testifying before the authority conceded it's unlikely any company hits its full permitted number within the timeframe, so treat the 8,000 figure as a ceiling, not a forecast. Still, the scale of what Nevada just authorized says a lot about how seriously states are now courting this industry. Below: today's five recent stories across markets, AI, policy, and security. | |||||
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