Tesla Launches Robotaxi in Miami, First Market Beyond 4 Texas Cities
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 13
Tesla Launches Robotaxi in Miami, First Market Beyond 4 Texas Cities
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 13
Summary
Miami became Tesla's first robotaxi market outside Texas, but rides are confined to a small geofenced area around West Miami, Doral and Sweetwater rather than a citywide launch.
Major destinations including downtown Miami, Miami Beach, Miami International Airport and most of Miami-Dade are excluded, underscoring Tesla's cautious city-by-city expansion after Austin, Dallas and Houston.
Model Y vehicles are handling the rollout for now, putting Tesla into direct competition in South Florida with Waymo and Amazon's Zoox, both already pushing autonomous ride-hailing services.
NHTSA is simultaneously scrutinizing robotaxi safety after documenting autonomous vehicles entering emergency scenes and blocking first responders, while federal crash data reviewed by the agency included 17 Tesla robotaxi-related crash narratives.