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- Jul 21, 202690% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
Tesla Launches Driverless Robotaxi Rides in Orlando and Tampa
- Tesla's Robotaxi account announced 'Robotaxi now in Tampa & Orlando!' on the morning of 21 July 2026, 18 days after Miami[1][4]
- Riders in both cities get a Model Y with no driver or safety monitor aboard[1][4]
- Orlando's zone covers roughly 12-15 square miles of the east and southeast, including Conway and Lee Vista, between SR 417 and the Beachline Expressway, and excludes MCO, downtown and the theme parks[1][2]
- Tampa's covers downtown, Ybor City, Tampa Heights, West Tampa and parts of East Tampa, not South Tampa or Tampa International Airport[1][2]
- The same day, the Bay Area service (safety driver aboard) began serving San Francisco International Airport[1]
- Robotaxi now ran in seven metros: unsupervised in Miami, Orlando, Tampa, Dallas and Houston, mixed in Austin, and with a safety driver in the Bay Area[1][3]
- Electrek, citing community tracking, put Austin's unsupervised fleet at about 17 active cars, down from about 25 in late April[5]
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- [1]90%notateslaapp.com/news/4470/tesla-robotaxi-launches-unsupervised-rides-in-orlando-tampanotateslaapp.com· Posted Sep 28, 2026· Starts Jul 21, 2026 ✓· 25% of score
Not a Tesla App, 21 July 2026: 'The official @robotaxi account announced the expansion on X, confirming that Robotaxi rides are now live in Orlando and Tampa'; that post is stamped 13:00 UTC (9 a.m. EDT) on 21 July.
- [2]80%Tesla Robotaxi launches driverless ride service in Tampafox13news.com· Published Jul 22, 2026· 19% of score
FOX 13 Tampa Bay: the Tampa zone spans 25-45 square miles around downtown, Ybor City, Tampa Heights, West Tampa and parts of East Tampa, not South Tampa or the airport; Orlando's excludes MCO, downtown and the theme parks.[1]
- [3]90%Tesla Q2 2026 Update (Form 8-K Exhibit 99.1)sec.gov· Published Jul 22, 2026· 19% of score
Tesla's own update: 'launched unsupervised rides in Miami, Orlando and Tampa in July'; Phoenix and Las Vegas still 'Preparations Underway'.[1]
- [4]75%Tesla Robotaxi program expands in Florida to two new citiesteslarati.com· Published Jul 21, 2026· 19% of score
Teslarati (a Tesla enthusiast site): 'Tesla announced the addition of Orlando and Tampa to the Robotaxi program on Tuesday morning'; Ashok Elluswamy confirmed the Florida rides run with no one else in the cabin.
- [5]80%Tesla adds Robotaxi in Tampa and Orlando as Austin stalls at 17 carselectrek.co· Published Jul 21, 2026· 19% of score
Electrek: community tracking put Austin's unsupervised fleet at about 17 active cars, down from about 25 in late April, and about 21 across Austin and Dallas; it calls the launch the day before earnings 'a messaging move'.
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