Tesla’s Robotaxi service areas in Miami and Tampa are expected to add beach access, according to a brief October 27 exchange between Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Tesla CEO Elon Musk on X.
DeSantis wrote that the two Florida geofences “need to” include the beaches. Musk responded, “Coming soon.” Neither provided a date, identified the beach areas that could be added or shared an updated service map.
For now, Tesla has not said whether riders will be able to request driverless trips to places such as South Beach or Clearwater Beach. Beach corridors remain outside the current Miami and Tampa service footprints, according to Teslanorth.
Miami was Tesla’s first Florida city for unsupervised Robotaxi rides when service opened in early July. Orlando and Tampa were added later that month, giving Florida three cities with driverless Model Y rides operating without a safety monitor.
The announcement signals an intended expansion of the Miami and Tampa zones, but riders will need to wait for Tesla to define where the service will operate and when beach destinations will be included.
