Tesla self-driving taxi service expands to Miami
This is the fifth city where the online ride-hailing service has launched. The official X platform account posted that the company has launched a self-driving taxi (Robaxi) service in Miami on Friday. This is the fifth city where the car company has launched its online ride-hailing business. Tesla continues to expand its autonomous driving business and compete with rivals such as Waymo and Zoox. Waymo launched a self-driving passenger service in Miami in April this year, and Zoox also said it is conducting tests in the area. Tesla Vice President of Artificial Intelligence Software Ashok Eluswami revealed on the X platform that the Robotaxi service launched in Miami . Tesla launched its self-driving passenger service without a safety driver in Austin earlier this year; when the service first lands in Austin in June 2025, there will be a safety driver in the passenger seat. Tesla’s Robotaxi is also operating in Houston and Dallas; online ride-hailing services are also available in the San Francisco Bay Area, but vehicles in this area are still equipped with human drivers. Tesla CEO Elon Musk said during an April earnings call that the company plans to expand Robotaxi operations to a dozen states by the end of this year. Tesla has publicly listed cities in Florida, Arizona, and Nevada as its next expansion targets.