特斯拉CEO埃隆·马斯克在公司财报电话会议上表示，计划在年底前将Robotaxi自动驾驶出租车服务扩展到美国一半人口的区域，目前已获准在加州湾区、内华达州、亚利桑那州、佛罗里达州等地推出。尽管目前服务范围有限，仅在奥斯汀的一个区域运行，特斯拉计划以“超指数级”的速度增加服务区域和车辆数量。与竞争对手Waymo等使用高度改装车辆不同，特斯拉利用现有的Model Y车型，这为其快速扩张提供了潜在优势，但最终扩张速度仍取决于监管批准。

🚀 特斯拉Robotaxi服务计划迅速扩展，目标在年底前覆盖美国一半人口。CEO埃隆·马斯克透露，公司已在多个州获得监管批准，并计划以“超指数级”的速度增加服务区域和车辆。

🚗 特斯拉Robotaxi目前仅在奥斯汀的特定区域小范围运营，使用约10-20辆Model Y车型，并仅对有限的参与者开放。

💡 特斯拉在Robotaxi领域的一大优势在于使用标准Model Y车型，而其竞争对手（如Waymo）则使用配备额外传感器（如摄像头、雷达和激光雷达）的改装车辆。这使得特斯拉在技术上有潜力实现更快的扩张速度。

🚦 尽管特斯拉拥有技术优势，但Robotaxi服务的实际扩张速度仍高度依赖于监管部门的批准。目前，所有扩张计划都必须在获得监管许可后才能实施。

Tesla's Robotaxi autonomous taxi service is currently serving only one, penis-shaped area of Austin, but the company's ambitions are much, much bigger than that.

Speaking during the company's earnings call on Wednesday, CEO Elon Musk said he thinks the company will "have Robotaxi in half the population of the US by the end of the year," while noting that this is subject to regulatory approvals.

"We're getting the regulatory permission to launch in the Bay Area, Nevada, Arizona, Florida, and a number of other places," said Musk.

During the call, Musk did also say that the company is being "very cautious" with Robotaxi expansion, but that the service areas and the number of vehicles in operation will increase at a "hyper-exponential rate."

Musk previously said the Robotaxi service would expand to the Bay Area in a "month or two", but this new plan is ambitious, even for Musk's own (often unrealistic) standards. Tesla is currently offering its Robotaxi service in a reported 10-20 Model Y vehicles (the number might have increased since launch), and only to a limited number of participants.

Alphabet's Waymo is currently available in several major U.S. cities, including Austin, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Phoenix, and Atlanta. The company also plans to launch its self-driving service in Miami and Washington D.C. in 2026.

Tesla does have a big advantage over other self-driving taxi services — it uses stock Model Y cars as its Robotaxis, while Waymo, Zoox and other competitors use highly modified cars with added sensors such as cameras, radars, and lidars. This means that Tesla could technically expand a lot faster than its competitors, though none of it will happen until regulators give it the green light.