July 21 (Reuters) – Tesla on Tuesday \u2060expanded \u2060its robotaxi service \u2060to Orlando and Tampa, as the \u200belectric-vehicle maker races to prove that it can scale \u200cits autonomous ride-hailing business \u200cbeyond its initial launch markets.<\/p>\n
The move comes \u2060a \u2060day before Tesla reports second-quarter earnings, with Wall Street \u200bclosely watching the progress on robotaxis, which underpin much of the company’s valuation as CEO Elon Musk \u200bshifts focus toward artificial intelligence, autonomous driving and \u2060humanoid \u2060robots.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Tesla launched its robotaxi \u2060service \u200bin Austin in June last year and expanded to \u200bDallas and Houston \u2060earlier this year and Miami this month. The company has also been conducting supervised testing in California’s San Francisco Bay Area.<\/p>\n
Investors have questioned \u2060the pace of the rollout after Tesla missed several \u2060expansion targets. In response, Musk has said the company was deliberately taking a cautious approach, and that rigorous safety testing was the main constraint to faster deployment of the service.<\/p>\n
Unlike rivals such as Alphabet-owned Waymo, which relies on lidar sensors, Tesla’s robotaxi system uses \u2060cameras and AI-based software to navigate. Tesla plans to eventually deploy its purpose-built Cybercab vehicle, which does not have pedals or a \u200bsteering wheel.<\/p>\n
(Reporting by Akash Sriram in Bengaluru; \u200bEditing by Shinjini Ganguli)<\/p>\n
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