Tesla spins up robotaxi pilots in Orlando and Tampa ahead of Q2 earnings

Tesla has launched robotaxi pilots in Orlando and Tampa, its third and fourth Florida cities, with unspecified fleet sizes and limited operational areas. The move comes one day before Q2 earnings, following a pattern of announcing autonomous deployments ahead of investor calls while scaling far slower than CEO Musk's public promises.

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