Tesla robotaxi & FSD moves
Tesla is testing a Robotaxi service in Orlando with specialized Model Ys as part of a planned H1 2026 metro rollout, while Dutch regulator RDW says FSD Supervised is in final assessment after 18 months of testing — even as U.S. regulators have escalated probes into FSD safety. Those parallel threads show Tesla pushing commercial AV deployments amid intensifying regulatory scrutiny. (x.com) (x.com) (x.com)
Multiple Model Y test vehicles were photographed at Tesla’s Lee Vista Blvd service/store in Orlando showing Texas manufacturer plates, a detail first circulated on Tesla owner forums and social posts. (teslamotorsclub.com) (tesla.com) Video and site analysis show the Robotaxi-configured Model Ys now carry active washer nozzles on the rear camera and fender (repeater) cameras, while Cybercab prototypes have added B‑pillar washers and redesigned repeater cameras. (notateslaapp.com) (carscoops.com) (youtube.com) Tesla’s Q4 2025 shareholder presentation explicitly lists Dallas, Houston, Phoenix, Miami, Orlando, Tampa and Las Vegas as planned Robotaxi launch cities for the first half of 2026. (assets-ir.tesla.com) (teslarati.com) Operational status tracking published after the earnings release identifies Austin as “ramping unsupervised” and the San Francisco Bay Area as operating with safety drivers, context used by analysts to benchmark the announced H1 2026 city rollouts. (robotaxi-safety-tracker.com) (assets-ir.tesla.com) The Dutch vehicle authority RDW told media that Tesla’s FSD (Supervised) application is in a final review stage following roughly 18 months of joint testing, but the RDW declined to commit to a specific approval date. (evxl.co) (rdw.nl) The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration upgraded its probe into FSD to an Engineering Analysis (EA26002) on March 18, 2026, a stage that covers about 3.2 million Tesla vehicles and references at least nine crashes, including one fatality, linked to reduced-visibility performance. (static.nhtsa.gov) (cnbc.com)
