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Bloomberg reported that Tesla filed for a permit from the California Public Utilities Commission. But the permit is to operate a ride-hailing service with drivers. Per the report, Tesla has no pending application with the commission for driverless vehicle testing—Tesla autonomous vehicles test there with a safety driver—or deployment.