Tesla robotaxis logs 380,000 unattended miles without 'significant' incidents
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Tesla said Wednesday that its fleet of robots had logged more than 380,000 miles unsupervised in six cities in two states without what the company described as a “significant” safety incident.
Ashok Elluswamy, Tesla's vice president of AI, highlighted the fleet's safety record during the electric carmaker's second-quarter earnings call, telling investors they recorded “zero significant incidents.”
Any reported incidents involve “other actors touching us while we're standing,” Elluswamy said.
“I would like to emphasize how safe the surgery has been so far,” said Elluswamy. “Zero significant incidents over 380,000 miles.”
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A Tesla robot drives down South Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas, June 22, 2025. Tesla said the fleet of robots has logged more than 380,000 miles unsupervised in six cities in two states in what the company described as “significant” (Reuters/Joel Angel Juarez/Reuters)
Elluswamy said the results support Tesla's camera-based approach to self-driving.
“Historically, the so-called experts have always said that you need lidars, radars, HD maps and the entire kitchen sink to drive safely,” he said. “Here, we show that's not true. You can have safe, comfortable and affordable autonomy with just cameras.”
Tesla said the miles traveled by its fleet of unmanned robots have grown at a double-digit rate per week for months.
“We've grown at such a high level of integration week after week over the last few months,” Elluswamy said. “Not only that, we expect to continue to grow at such a large rate until the end of this year.”
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A Tesla robot operates on South Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas, on June 22, 2025. (Reuters/Joel Angel Juarez/Reuters)
The comments came one day after Tesla expanded its robot service to Orlando and Tampa, according to Reuters.
Tesla launched the service in Austin in June 2025, initially placing security guards inside the cars.
It later began offering fully unattended passengers in Austin and expanded service to Dallas, Houston and Miami, Reuters reported.
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Passengers get out of a Waymo self-driving car, Dec. 26, 2025, in San Francisco. Unlike Waymo, which uses lidar sensors, Tesla relies heavily on cameras and AI software. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images / Getty Images)
Unlike Waymo, which uses “light detection and ranging” or “lidar” sensors, Tesla relies more on cameras and AI software, according to the store.
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“We expect that the time to launch a new city will continue to zero, to reach the end when we are working in all states, instead of going from city to city,” added Elluswamy.
Tesla could not immediately be reached by FOX Business for comment.
Reuters contributed to this report.
