--- title: Tesla spins up robotaxi pilots in Orlando and Tampa... description: Tesla has launched unsupervised Model Y robotaxi pilots in Orlando and Tampa, Florida — its third and fourth cities in the state — one day before its Q2... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/tesla-spins-up-robotaxi-pilots-in-orlando-and-tampa-ahead-of-q2-earnings-uncairmho twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Tesla spins up robotaxi pilots in Orlando and Tampa ahead of Q2 earnings | daily.dev og:description: Tesla has launched unsupervised Model Y robotaxi pilots in Orlando and Tampa, Florida — its third and fourth cities in the state — one day before its Q2... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/tesla-spins-up-robotaxi-pilots-in-orlando-and-tampa-ahead-of-q2-earnings-uncairmho og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/UNcAirMHO.png og:image:alt: Tesla spins up robotaxi pilots in Orlando and Tampa ahead of Q2 earnings og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Tesla spins up robotaxi pilots in Orlando and Tampa ahead of Q2 earnings **[TechCrunch](https://daily.dev/sources/tc)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Tesla has launched unsupervised Model Y robotaxi pilots in Orlando and Tampa, Florida — its third and fourth cities in the state — one day before its Q2 earnings call. The operational areas appear small, and Tesla has not disclosed fleet sizes. Critics note the company has yet to meaningfully scale earlier launches in Dallas and Houston. Tesla's rollout pace falls far short of CEO Elon Musk's repeated promises that robotaxis would cover half the U.S. population by end of 2025. A potential regulatory tailwind exists: the Trump administration's DOT has proposed removing the brake pedal requirement for autonomous vehicles, which could enable deployment of Tesla's two-seater Cybercab. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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