Tesla Introduces Driverless Taxi Service in Miami — No Human Present

On July 6, 2026, Tesla initiated its Robotaxi service in Miami, Florida, marking the fifth U.S. city to have fully autonomous Tesla operations and the first to launch without any supervised testing phase. Miami joins the ranks of Austin, Houston, Dallas, and Phoenix in deploying driverless Tesla cars on public roads without a safety operator onboard. This service operates in accordance with Florida's regulations for autonomous vehicles, circumventing the need for federal NHTSA pre-approval. Tesla's CEO has touted this expansion as evidence that Full Self-Driving technology has reached a level of commercial safety. However, critics and safety experts caution that beginning operations without federal oversight in a city as intricate as Miami raises significant safety concerns for the future of American transportation.