Tesla Robotaxi cities: where it runs now, and how it got there

Tesla's Robotaxi now carries public riders in seven metros, and six of them offer unsupervised rides. Back in spring 2026 it ran in four (Austin, the Bay Area, Dallas, and Houston, with combined coverage of roughly 1,190 square miles), offering unsupervised rides in the three Texas cities and with a safety driver in the Bay Area.

Tesla Robotaxi cities: where it runs now

We keep this table current. Each row links to the report that confirmed it. Last checked 2026-10-04.

That is seven metros with public rides, six of them offering unsupervised rides. Tesla moved to 6 a.m. through 10 p.m., seven days a week in August, Austin now runs until 11 p.m., and round-the-clock rides are targeted for as early as October, tied to FSD v15 reaching the Robotaxi fleet. In Austin, dispatch can also send a two-seat Cybercab.

What happened

The Austin service area expanded twice this spring. In late March 2026, Tesla extended the unsupervised service area into parts of downtown Austin, the first time the autonomous fleet was permitted north of the Colorado River. By early May, the service began operating unsupervised during evening hours for the first time, moving beyond the daylight-only restriction. Downtown grids and night driving are the hard cases, and the fleet took both on within six weeks.

On April 18, 2026, Tesla launched unsupervised Robotaxi in Dallas and Houston, as Tesla North reported, taking unsupervised service from one city to three. By late April, Electrek reported the cumulative unsupervised fleet had reached about 25 vehicles across the Texas cities, with coverage spanning Austin at 244 square miles, the Bay Area at 890, Dallas at 31, and Houston at 25.

Five more cities are in the pipeline. Phoenix, Miami, Orlando, Tampa, and Las Vegas have preparations underway, with Robotaxi-ready Model Ys already staged in Phoenix and outside Las Vegas. Tesla is sequencing launches behind proven service rather than racing the calendar. Regulators are watching the program closely, as they should for any driverless service carrying the public, and like every operator in the industry, Tesla keeps remote assistance in the loop for edge cases.

The pace picked up again after our reporting window: on June 3, Tesla switched on unsupervised service across the entire Austin metro. We covered that milestone, and the program's first full year, in our one-year Robotaxi report.

History

• 2026-10-04: table added. Austin's closing time moved from 10 p.m. to 11 p.m.
• 2026-09-04: Cybercab public rides began in Austin.
• 2026-08-26: hours expanded to 6 a.m. through 10 p.m., seven days a week.
• 2026-08-20: Nevada approved up to 5,000 Robotaxis, starting with Las Vegas.
• 2026-07-21: Orlando and Tampa launched unsupervised rides.
• 2026-07-03: Miami launched unsupervised rides, the first city outside Texas and California.
• 2026-06-03: unsupervised rides were offered across the whole Austin metro.
• 2026-04-18: Dallas and Houston launched unsupervised rides.
• 2026-01-22: the first Austin rides with no safety monitor in the car.
• 2025-07-31: Bay Area ride-hailing launched with safety drivers.
• 2025-06-22: the first public Robotaxi rides, in Austin.

FAQ

Where is Tesla Robotaxi available? As of October 4, 2026, public rides run in seven metros: Austin, Dallas, Houston, Miami, Orlando, Tampa and the San Francisco Bay Area. Las Vegas is approved but not carrying riders yet.

Is Tesla Robotaxi driverless? Some rides are. Austin, Dallas, Houston, Miami, Orlando and Tampa offer unsupervised rides with no one in the driver's seat, mixed in with cars that still carry a safety monitor. Bay Area rides have a safety driver because of California's permit rules.

Does Tesla Robotaxi run 24/7? Not yet. Tesla's announced hours since August 2026 are 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., seven days a week, Austin now runs until 11 p.m., and Tesla is targeting round-the-clock service as early as October 2026.

When is Tesla Robotaxi coming to Las Vegas? Nevada approved Tesla for up to 5,000 Robotaxis on August 20, 2026, starting with Las Vegas. Tesla has not announced a date for public rides there.

Can I ride in a Cybercab? In Austin, yes, but you can't pick one. You request a ride in the Robotaxi app and dispatch sends whichever car is closest, a Model Y or a Cybercab.

Our take

City-by-city, daylight-then-dark, supervised-then-not is the methodical way to scale a driverless service, and the spring proved the method. Downtown Austin is denser traffic, lower light, and more pedestrians than the original geofence, and the expansion into evening hours followed within weeks instead of quarters. Each successful expansion makes the next city's approval easier.

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