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Tesla's Robotaxi Paid Miles Fell 36% in Q2 Despite Fleet Expansion
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Fusion42 · 23 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
Tesla's robotaxi paid miles grew 41% cumulatively to 2.4 million by Q2 2026, but Q2 alone added only 0.9 million miles—matching Q1 and revealing stalled quarterly growth. The unsupervised fleet shrank to approximately 21 cars despite expansion to six cities, and Musk acknowledged Tesla needs more driving data before scaling the Cybercab.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Autonomous Vehicles.
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If you're selling sensor data, mapping, or simulation tools to autonomous vehicle makers, Tesla just admitted the problem is data scarcity, not manufacturing capacity—125,000 Cybercabs sit idle waiting for miles. The buyers with the most cars are starved for training data; that's your customer.
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