Tesla's New Taxi Has No Steering Wheel — Feds Moved In 24 Hours

Tesla launched a taxi with no steering wheel, no brake pedal, and no mirrors in Austin on Thursday. Federal regulators opened a formal investigation into it within 24 hours. This isn't the first time this exact situation has played out — but is it a red flag, or just regulation catching up to reality? We break down what actually launched, why the investigation moved so fast, the 2022 precedent that shows how this usually ends, and what passengers actually give up when there's no wheel to grab in an emergency.