Tesla has brought an unspecified number of its unattended Model Y SUVs to Orlando and Tampa, just one day before the company’s scheduled second-quarter earnings call. This is the third Florida city where Tesla is testing its fledgling robotaxi service, following a small launch in Miami a few weeks ago. The two new cities appear
Tesla has brought an unspecified number of its unattended Model Y SUVs to Orlando and Tampa, just one day before the company’s scheduled second-quarter earnings call. This is the third Florida city where Tesla is testing its fledgling robotaxi service, following a small launch in Miami a few weeks ago.
The two new cities appear to have fairly small operating areas and Tesla did not offer any further details about the launch. As some fans have noted, Tesla announced autonomous fleets in Dallas and Houston ahead of the release of its first-quarter results, but has yet to scale those operations. The company dissolved its press office years ago.
Tesla has taken a much slower approach to establishing a commercial robotaxi service than it promised investors. CEO Elon Musk, for example, repeatedly said that Tesla robotaxis would serve half the US population by the end of 2025.
Musk offered more measured comments earlier this year on Tesla’s first-quarter call. But the company may get a big boost from the Trump administration, as the Department of Transportation last month proposed a rule change that would no longer require brake pedals to be integrated into cars designed to be autonomous. If adopted, that could clear the way for Tesla to try to roll out the dozens of two-seat Cybercabs it has been rolling out in cities across the country.
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