Elon Musk with a straight face:Robotaxi will cover half of US by end of the year
9 months ago
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- Tesla's Q2 2025 financial results show a 23% decline in earnings due to falling EV sales and lower margins.
- Elon Musk claims Tesla's Robotaxi will cover half of the US population by year-end, despite current limitations.
- Tesla's Robotaxi service is currently geo-fenced to Austin, Texas, with teleoperation and in-car supervisors.
- Regulatory approval remains a major hurdle for scaling the Robotaxi service.
- Tesla plans to expand Robotaxi to the Bay Area first, but with a driver initially.
- Tesla has not yet applied for permits to operate autonomous ride-hailing in California.
- Critics dismiss Musk's claims as unrealistic, given Tesla's limited current operations.