In two weeks, the Austin robotaxi area will expand again. Tesla will have robotaxi and unsupervised FSD for half the population of the US by end of this year. This would mean have the service in all major cities of Texas, California, Arizona and Florida and a few other states. The number of robotaxi cars will increase exponentially.

Sun belt states would be better places for robotaxi based upon weather. This would be Nevada, New Mexico, Georgia, Tennessee, Oregon and other states. AV hotspots like Georgia (Atlanta), Illinois (Chicago potential), and North Carolina (growing tech hubs). New York and Pennsylvania have urban density but stricter regulations, so they might be later additions.

Alternative (focusing on more AV-friendly/sunbelt states): Georgia (11.3M) + North Carolina (11.2M) + Virginia (8.9M) + Tennessee (7.3M) + South Carolina (5.6M) + Alabama (5.2M) + Colorado (6.0M) + Washington (8.1M) = A stepwise sum: 63 million (close but short; might need one more like Michigan at 10.2M to hit 73M).

They want to get to 1 million Teslabot per year within 5 years (by 2030).