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Tesla's robotaxis are moving in reverse
The number of paid robotaxi miles traveled fell 36% in the second quarter, despite expanding to new cities, according to Tesla's own figures.
TL;DR
- Tesla's Robotaxi network drove 36% fewer paid miles in Q2 (700,000) compared to Q1 (1.1 million).
- This decline occurs despite the Robotaxi service expanding to six cities across Texas and Florida.
- CEO Elon Musk explained that Tesla needs to accumulate driving data specifically for the 'Cybercab' model before widespread deployment.
- Previously, Tesla claimed its fleet of nearly 10 million customer cars was already collecting data for future robotaxis.
- Tesla reported 22 crashes to NHTSA since trialing the Robotaxi service, including those caused by remote teleoperators and low-speed collisions with objects.