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Grayson Brulte and Walter Piecyk discuss Tesla's unsupervised robotaxi launch in Miami and Waymo's expansion plans.

This week on Autonomy Markets , Grayson Brulte and Walter Piecyk discuss Tesla 's unsupervised robotaxi launch in Miami, Waymo preparing to bring four new markets online, and NHTSA Administrator Morrison's letter to autonomous vehicle operators. On July 3rd, Tesla launched unsupervised robotaxi in Miami, their first market outside of Texas and California. We were there on the ground conducting field research with no safety monitor and no chase vehicle in sight, riding through torrential downpours and flooded streets. The fleet grew from two vehicles on day one to three vehicles by day three, and it was the best unsupervised robotaxi experience we have ever had. While conducting field research, we counted over two dozen Cybercabs staged in Miami, every single one with a steering wheel and a Florida license plate. We believe these are validation vehicles and that Cybercab will be Tesla's major robotaxi launch vehicle. Notably, Tesla's operating domain extends further west than Waymo's, wrapping around the back side of Miami International Airport. As Tesla scales in Miami, NHTSA Administrator Morrison sent a letter to autonomous vehicle operators on July 8th citing a pattern of…

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Hosts: Grayson Brulte, Walter Piecyk

Topics covered

• robotaxis
• autonomous vehicles
• regulatory framework
• field research
• Waymo markets

Keywords

• robotaxi
• Tesla
• Waymo
• NHTSA
• Miami
• autonomous vehicles
• field research

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Tesla, Waymo, NHTSA

Places: Miami, Texas, California

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