Tesla Inc. has launched its autonomous ride-hailing service in Miami, Florida, making it the third U. S.
state to host the company's robotaxi platform. The expansion was reported by the Globe and Mail on Monday, July 6, 2026.
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The service in South Florida uses fully autonomous Model Y vehicles operating without human safety monitors.
Miami joins Austin, Dallas, and Houston as cities where Tesla offers unsupervised robotaxi rides.
In contrast, Tesla's San Francisco Bay Area network—covering San Francisco, San Jose, and Berkeley since July 2025—still uses human safety monitors during customer rides.
Aggressive Timelines and Competition
CEO Elon Musk stated during the company's latest earnings call that fully autonomous vehicles without human supervision would become significantly more common across the nation.
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Competitors are also advancing their autonomous networks. Alphabet's Waymo provides about 500,000 paid rides weekly across 10 U.
S. cities and plans to enter London and Tokyo.
Amazon-owned Zoox is expanding its testing to Dallas and Phoenix.
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Tesla aims to scale its technology ahead of late 2026 targets while meeting regulatory requirements.
