Tesla robotaxi rollout misses half US population target by 2025
Tesla's big dream of having its robotaxis available to half the US population by the end of 2025 is progressing slower than initially forecast.
Since launching in Austin last year, the service has only reached a handful of cities in Texas and Florida, mostly sticking to quieter suburban neighborhoods instead of reaching half the US population as originally promised.
Tesla logs 2.5 million miles, cites regulations
Tesla's robotaxis have logged 2.5 million miles with paying riders (including 611549km without backup drivers), but city regulations and tricky operations are slowing things down.
Executives say they are focused on ironing out these issues before growing the fleet further.
Meanwhile, competitor Waymo had logged more than 220 million autonomous miles through the end of March.
Through it all, Elon Musk says safety is still Tesla's top priority as it figures things out.