Tesla Robotaxis Now Cover 50% of the USA - CleanTechnica

The article from CleanTechnica critically examines Elon Musk’s recent claim that Tesla’s robotaxi service would cover half of the U.S. population by the end of 2025. Musk made this prediction during Tesla’s Q2 2025 shareholder call, suggesting that autonomous ride-hailing would be available to roughly 170 million people. However, the article highlights that Tesla currently offers robotaxi service to 0% of the country’s population, marking a significant and glaring miss rather than a slight delay. This shortfall is underscored by Musk’s history of overpromising on Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) and robotaxi capabilities, with previous forecasts from 2016-2017 still unmet nearly a decade later. The article questions the credibility of Musk’s recent forecast, given the short six-month timeframe and the scale of the gap between the claim and reality. It also raises concerns about accountability for repeated false predictions and whether Tesla’s leadership will address these issues in the upcoming