Sources — Robotaxi
The references below provide institutional anchors for the technical, transport-service, and jurisdictional distinctions used by this Semantic Core.
Driving Automation
Driving-automation terminology and the distinction between driver support and automated driving are anchored in SAE J3016.
SAE J3016 — Levels of Driving Automation
https://www.sae.org/binaries/content/assets/cm/content/blog/sae-j3016-visual-chart_5.3.21.pdf
Passenger Transport Classification
Passenger transport-on-demand, taxi, and private-hire vehicle distinctions are anchored in European Commission transport guidance.
Commission Notice on well-functioning and sustainable local passenger transport-on-demand (taxis and PHV) (2022/C 62/01)
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A52022XC0204%2803%29
New Mobility Differentiation
Mobility-service classification and differentiation are anchored in the International Transport Forum framework for new mobility services and vehicles.
Measuring New Mobility: Definitions, Indicators, Data Collection (2023)
https://www.itf-oecd.org/measuring-new-mobility-definitions-indicators-data
Autonomous Public Transport Boundary
Autonomous on-demand and door-to-door public transport provides a boundary case distinct from Robotaxi classification.
Autonomous minibuses offering on-demand, door-to-door, around-the-clock service — AVENUE Project
https://cordis.europa.eu/article/id/443061-autonomous-minibuses-offering-on-demand-door-to-door-around-the-clock-service
Institutional Robotaxi Usage
Current institutional usage anchors Robotaxi as an automated vehicle application for passenger service without making a specific vehicle architecture constitutive.
New AV Safety Standards & Zoox Robotaxi Exemption (2026)
https://www.nhtsa.gov/press-releases/cutting-red-tape-safely-fast-track-automated-vehicle
Structural Interpretation
These sources establish the technical, transport-service, and jurisdictional distinctions used as evidence for the Robotaxi boundary.
The Conditional Classification Model documented in Method is an analytical synthesis of these distinctions. It is not presented as a taxonomy or definition issued by any single source listed above.