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Tesla Robotaxi runs in seven U.S. metros. Six (Austin, Dallas, Houston, Miami, Orlando, Tampa) offer rides with no one in the car; the Bay Area still has a human driver. Public Cybercab rides are in Austin only, with Dallas named as next. Community counts put Cybercabs at 176 of 400 unsupervised Austin vehicles as of Oct. 14, 2026.
metros with Tesla Robotaxi service
with rides that have no one in the car
Austin: Tesla vehicles in unsupervised service (224 Model Y + 176 Cybercab) (Oct. 14, 2026)
announced or approved cities not yet live
Robotaxi app notification (Oct. 17, 2026): Austin rides, including Cybercab, now run 6 a.m. to midnight, up from 11 p.m. The official Robotaxi account had set hours at 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Oct. 12, 2026.
Sources: Not a Tesla App (Oct. 17, 2026)Drive Tesla (Oct. 17, 2026)Tesla Robotaxi on X (Oct. 12, 2026)
| Metro | Launched | Supervision | Access | Vehicles & area | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AustinTX | Jun. 22, 2025 | DriverlessNo one in the car (Model Y and Cybercab). Launched with a passenger-seat safety monitor; Tesla began removing monitors in Jan. 2026, and a mix of monitored and unsupervised rides was reported as late as July 2026. | Public (Robotaxi app, no waitlist) | Model Y + Cybercab246 sq mi (Not a Tesla App measurement, Sept. 29, 2026) | Sources: TechCrunch: Austin launch, June 22, 2025Tesla Q4 2025 Update (no waitlist; monitors removed on a limited basis)Not a Tesla App: market sizes, Sept. 29, 2026 |
| SF Bay AreaCA | Jul. 31, 2025 | SupervisedHuman driver in the driver's seat (Tesla lists 'Safety Driver'). The CPUC treats it as a charter (limo-type) service, not an autonomous one. | Public (Robotaxi app); launched invite-only | Model Y1,098.4 sq mi (Not a Tesla App measurement, Sept. 29, 2026); serves SFO and SJC | Sources: Electrek: Bay Area ride-hailing launch, July 31, 2025Electrek: CPUC says Tesla is not operating an AV service, Mar. 25, 2026Tesla Q2 2026 UpdateNot a Tesla App: market sizes, Sept. 29, 2026 |
| DallasTX | Apr. 18, 2026 | DriverlessNo one in the car | Public (Robotaxi app) | Model Y (Cybercab 'soon')Sources differ: 31 sq mi (Not a Tesla App, Sept. 29, 2026) vs. 81 sq mi (RobotaxiTracker via EV, Oct. 10, 2026, after an Aug. 29 expansion). Tesla has not published an exact figure. | Sources: EV: Dallas launch history and zone, Oct. 10, 2026Not a Tesla App: market sizes, Sept. 29, 2026 |
| HoustonTX | Apr. 18, 2026 | DriverlessNo one in the car | Public (Robotaxi app) | Model Y25 sq mi (Not a Tesla App measurement, Sept. 29, 2026) | Sources: EV: Dallas & Houston launched Apr. 18, 2026Not a Tesla App: market sizes, Sept. 29, 2026 |
| MiamiFL | Jul. 3, 2026 | DriverlessNo one in the car | Public (Robotaxi app) | Model Y30.8 sq mi (Not a Tesla App measurement, Sept. 29, 2026); no MIA terminal pickups at launch | Sources: Not a Tesla App: Miami launch, July 3, 2026Tesla Q2 2026 UpdateNot a Tesla App: market sizes, Sept. 29, 2026 |
| OrlandoFL | Jul. 21, 2026 | DriverlessNo one in the car | Public (Robotaxi app) | Model Y26.2 sq mi (Not a Tesla App measurement, Sept. 29, 2026) | Sources: Not a Tesla App: Orlando & Tampa launch, July 21, 2026Not a Tesla App: market sizes, Sept. 29, 2026 |
| TampaFL | Jul. 21, 2026 | DriverlessNo one in the car | Public (Robotaxi app) | Model Y23.6 sq mi (Not a Tesla App measurement, Sept. 29, 2026) | Sources: Not a Tesla App: Orlando & Tampa launch, July 21, 2026Not a Tesla App: market sizes, Sept. 29, 2026 |
Unveiled Oct. 10, 2024. Pilot production listed in Tesla's Q1 2026 update; series production at Giga Texas from April 2026 (electrive), with installed capacity listed only as a 125,000-a-year lower bound (exact capacity not disclosed; not a production rate). Public rides opened in Austin on Sept. 4, 2026, after a Sept. 3 launch event. NHTSA is auditing how Tesla self-certified the car, which has no steering wheel or pedals; Tesla's response is due Oct. 30.
Sources: Tesla Q2 2026 Update (capacity table)electrive, Sept. 4, 2026 (updated Sept. 16)NotATeslaKiller, Oct. 9, 2026
Austin: Tesla vehicles in unsupervised service (224 Model Y + 176 Cybercab)
As of Oct. 14, 2026 · Community count (RobotaxiTracker)Community count via RobotaxiTracker, as of Oct. 14, 2026 (Pioneerlands republished the live dashboard; the live RobotaxiTracker site blocks automated reads). Tesla's own figure for Austin Cybercabs was not exact, so it is not shown.
Sources: RobotaxiTracker (robotaxitracker.com)Pioneerlands Cybercab Counter, Oct. 14, 2026
Austin: Cybercabs in unsupervised service
As of Oct. 14, 2026 · Community count (RobotaxiTracker)Community count via RobotaxiTracker, as of Oct. 14, 2026. Cybercabs were 176 of 400 Austin unsupervised vehicles.
Sources: RobotaxiTracker (robotaxitracker.com)Pioneerlands Cybercab Counter, Oct. 14, 2026
Dallas: Tesla vehicles in unsupervised service (all Model Y)
As of Oct. 14, 2026 · Community count (RobotaxiTracker)Community count via RobotaxiTracker, as of Oct. 14, 2026 (Pioneerlands republished the dashboard).
Sources: RobotaxiTracker (robotaxitracker.com)Pioneerlands Cybercab Counter, Oct. 14, 2026
Houston: Tesla vehicles in unsupervised service
As of Oct. 14, 2026 · Community count (RobotaxiTracker)Community count via RobotaxiTracker, as of Oct. 14, 2026.
Sources: RobotaxiTracker (robotaxitracker.com)Pioneerlands Cybercab Counter, Oct. 14, 2026
Tesla robotaxis on the Texas state registry (454 Model Y + 349 Cybercab)
As of Oct. 17, 2026 · State registry (tallied by trackers)Registered vehicles, not active cars; the registry doesn't say which city they run in. Oct. 17, 2026 pull of Texas DMV data as tallied by The RoboTaxi Report: 803 (454 Model Y + 349 Cybercab), up from 769 (420 Model Y + 349 Cybercab) on Oct. 14, 2026.
Sources: The RoboTaxi Report weekly briefing (TxDMV registrations, Oct. 17, 2026)Sawyer Merritt on X, Oct. 14, 2026 (prior 769 count, citing Texas DMV)CyberCab.News: Texas Cybercab count hits 349 (Oct. 15, 2026)
| Jurisdiction | Status | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | AuthorizedTxDMV commercial AV authorization dated May 14, 2026 under SB 2807 (enforceable May 28). Cities can't regulate AVs. | Sources: EV, Oct. 10, 2026 |
| California | No driverless permitsCPUC charter-party (TCP) permit only, used for a human-driven service; DMV testing permit requires a driver. CPUC said in March 2026 Tesla is 'not operating an autonomous vehicle service.' | Sources: Electrek, Mar. 25, 2026Not a Tesla App, Sept. 29, 2026 |
| Arizona | TNC permit; driverless status unclearTNC permit Nov. 17, 2025; self-certified for testing with a safety driver in Sept. 2025. Tesla had also applied to test without a driver; we found no confirmation of that approval. | Sources: TechCrunch, Nov. 18, 2025 |
| Nevada | Approved (Aug. 20, 2026)AV network company approval for up to 5,000 vehicles in Clark County in the first 12 months; must start within 120 days of the permit being issued. | Sources: Nevada B&I, Aug. 21, 2026 |
| Florida | OperatingUnsupervised rides in Miami, Orlando and Tampa since July 2026. We haven't found a Florida-specific permit in our sources. | Sources: Tesla Q2 2026 Update |
| Federal (NHTSA) | Cybercab audit + school-zone petition openCybercab self-certification audit (AQ26002) opened Sept. 3, 2026; special order Sept. 10; deadline extended to Oct. 30 (Tesla asked for Nov. 20). Separately, defect petition DP26010 (opened Oct. 9, 2026) alleges MY2026 Model Y and Cybercab robotaxis exceed posted limits in active school zones; NHTSA must grant or deny it within 120 days of the Sept. 23 filing. | Sources: electriveNotATeslaKiller, Oct. 9, 2026NHTSA ODI record DP26010, Oct. 9, 2026 |
Tesla will launch Cybercab in Dallas next month, AI chief Ashok Elluswamy said on the Q3 2026 earnings call on Oct. 21, and expects to unlock 24/7 Robotaxi operation by the end of 2026. Musk said Austin's Cybercab fleet has grown tenfold since launch about a month ago. Read our story ↗
Sources: Investing.com: Earnings call transcript: Tesla beats Q3 2026 estimates as stock slips after hours (Oct. 21, 2026)CNBC: Tesla beats on earnings and sales even as auto revenue declines (Oct. 21, 2026)
Tesla says Robotaxis drove 3.1 million miles with no safety monitor from Jan. 22 to Oct. 18, 2026 (Austin 2,118,015; Dallas 608,130; Houston 225,964; Orlando 61,053; Tampa 53,117; Miami 46,262), with zero injuries, airbag deployments or pedestrians/cyclists hit, and lists Las Vegas, Jacksonville, Phoenix and San Antonio as coming soon. Read our story ↗
Sources: Tesla: Robotaxi Safety ReportTeslaNorth (Oct. 21, 2026)Sawyer Merritt on X (Oct. 21, 2026)
Robotaxi app notification: Cybercab rides in Austin now available until midnight, matching Model Y Robotaxi hours (6 a.m. to 12 a.m.). Read our story ↗
Sources: Not a Tesla App (Oct. 17, 2026)Drive Tesla (Oct. 17, 2026)
Jody Kerns, Tesla's Senior Manager of Cybercab General Assembly at Gigafactory Texas, says he is joining Rivian as Director of General Assembly for the R2 in Normal, Illinois. Electrek says he is the second Cybercab launch leader to leave Tesla this year. Read our story ↗
Sources: Electrek: Tesla loses Cybercab assembly lead to Rivian R2 weeks after launch (Oct. 15, 2026)EV (eletric-vehicles.com): Rivian replaces R2 assembly head with Tesla Cybercab line manager (Oct. 14, 2026)RivianTrackr: Rivian hires Tesla Cybercab lead for R2 general assembly
NHTSA's ADS crash data (through Sept. 15, 2026) adds 9 Tesla crashes from August 2026 (Dallas 5, Austin 3, Tampa 1), all property damage with no injuries reported, including the first Cybercab report (water-filled pothole, Austin parking lot, safety monitor aboard). Tesla total: 36 ADS reports since June 16, 2025. Read our story ↗
Sources: NHTSA: Standing General Order crash reporting (data through Sept. 15, 2026)NHTSA ADS incident report data (CSV)
Texas DMV records show Tesla registered another 30 Cybercabs, taking registered Cybercabs from 319 to 349. Model Y robotaxis held at 420, so Tesla's Texas registry total is 769 (up from 739). Registered vehicles, not cars in paid service.
Sources: Sawyer Merritt on X, Oct. 14, 2026 (citing Texas DMV)CyberCab.News: Tesla adds 30 more Cybercabs, Texas count hits 349 (Oct. 15, 2026)
Pioneerlands Cybercab Counter (quoting RobotaxiTracker): Austin unsupervised 400 (224 Model Y + 176 Cybercab); Dallas 68; Houston 33; Texas DMV still 319 Cybercab + 420 Model Y registered.
Sources: Pioneerlands Cybercab Counter, Oct. 14, 2026RobotaxiTracker
A Tesla UI engineer replied 'In development' to a request for riders to view rear and repeater cameras mid-ride; chief engineer Eric Earley said new seats and more upgrades are coming. No dates given. Read our story ↗
Sources: Not a Tesla App, Oct. 13, 2026EVBytes, Oct. 13, 2026
RobotaxiTracker, via AI Shift News and Pioneerlands: Austin unsupervised 397 (224 Model Y + 173 Cybercab); Dallas 67; Houston 33. Texas registry still 739 (319 Cybercab + 420 Model Y).
Sources: AI Shift News RoboTaxi Tracker, Oct. 13, 2026 (published the counts)Pioneerlands Cybercab Counter, Oct. 13, 2026
The official Robotaxi account said operating hours are now 6 a.m. to 11 p.m., wait times fell with more supply and orchestration changes, trunks open automatically if used, and Grok bot is available in Cybercab. Elon Musk quote-tweeted the post as 'Robotaxi improvements.'
Sources: Tesla Robotaxi on X (Oct. 12, 2026)Elon Musk (Oct. 12, 2026)
RobotaxiTracker, via CyberCab.News: 176 Model Y + 159 Cybercab in Austin unsupervised service; Dallas still 67. Cybercabs were 117 of 134 Austin additions in 30 days.
Sources: CyberCab.News, Oct. 12, 2026
Petition received Sept. 23, opened Oct. 9; covers MY2026 Model Y and Cybercab robotaxis. Vehicles covered: NHTSA estimates 1,000 (per Bloomberg and The Verge, Oct. 13, 2026, citing NHTSA's petition documents); an agency estimate, not a verified active-fleet count. Evidence: 3 video links; no crashes or injuries cited. NHTSA will grant or deny it; not a recall. Read our story ↗
Sources: NHTSA ODI record DP26010Bloomberg via Insurance Journal: Tesla Faces Probe Over Claim of Robotaxis Speeding in School Zones (Oct. 13, 2026)The Verge: The feds are looking into reports of Tesla's robotaxis speeding through school zones (Oct. 13, 2026)
First European Cybercab exhibit at Stand C25, Hall 7.1; look-only, from U.S. fleet. Supervised FSD demos use Model 3s, not Cybercab rides. Read our story ↗
Sources: Bloomberg via The StarCybercab CollectiveInvestment House
Tesla AI engineer Yun-Ta Tsai and the Robotaxi account said riders can talk to Grok Bot in-car; sign-in persists across rides and logs out on exit. Read our story ↗
Sources: Yun-Ta TsaiTesla RobotaxiTeslaNorth
Tesla's Robotaxi account claimed an 8x Cybercab increase in 30 days; Ashok Elluswamy named Dallas as the next Cybercab city, without a date. Read our story ↗
Sources: EV
A record 150 Cybercabs were added in a day, per a tally of TxDMV records; Cybercabs are now 43% of Tesla's registered Texas fleet.
Sources: NotATeslaKiller
Tesla asked for eight more weeks; the agency granted 30 days on its 21 questions.
Sources: NotATeslaKiller
Other driverless markets keep a 6 a.m.-10 p.m. window; 24/7 service is tied to FSD v15, which Tesla hasn't dated.
Sources: EVNotATeslaKiller (v15 / 24/7)
Not a Tesla App mapped all seven markets; its measured driverless zones in Texas and Florida sum to 382.6 sq mi (246 + 31 + 25 + 30.8 + 26.2 + 23.6, our sum of its figures).
Sources: Not a Tesla App
City Council approved Tesla's use of a lot near the airport; no passenger launch date.
Sources: KSAT
Tesla must explain under oath how a car without a steering wheel, pedals or mirrors meets federal safety standards.
Sources: electrive (update)
Tesla's Robotaxi account announced a bigger Dallas zone.
Sources: EV
The Nevada Transportation Authority approved paid, fully autonomous rides in Clark County, subject to conditions.
Sources: Nevada B&I press release
Tesla's claims, relayed by the bank: fleet expansion to accelerate from late 2026 into early 2027, at a long-run cost near $0.30 a mile.
Sources: Electrek
Tesla reported starting Cybercab production, public-road test drives and employee Cybercab rides at Giga Texas; paid Robotaxi miles near 2.5 million.
Sources: Tesla Q2 2026 UpdateNot a Tesla App
Unsupervised Model Y rides in both cities; the Bay Area service added SFO the same day.
Sources: Not a Tesla App
Tesla's first market outside Texas and California; unsupervised from day one.
Sources: Not a Tesla App
Tesla's Q1 update listed Cybercab as 'Pilot' and Dallas and Houston as 'Ramping Unsupervised'.
Sources: Tesla Q1 2026 Update
'Robotaxi now rolling out in Dallas & Houston,' Tesla posted; Dallas dates the start to April 19.
Sources: EV
California's regulator said the Bay Area service runs on a charter-party permit with a driver.
Sources: Electrek
Pre-series builds at Giga Texas, followed by series production in April, per electrive.
Sources: electrive
Tesla listed Dallas, Houston, Phoenix, Miami, Orlando, Tampa and Las Vegas for 1H 2026 and said the Robotaxi app no longer has a waitlist where it operates.
Sources: Tesla Q4 2025 Update
Musk said some Austin robotaxis now carry no monitor; Elluswamy called it 'a few' cars. Later reports said chase cars followed some of them.
Sources: CNBCelectrive (chase vehicles)
Lets Tesla charge for rides statewide; driverless operation needs separate certification.
Sources: TechCrunch
Reported by Tesla in its Q4 2025 update.
Sources: Tesla Q4 2025 Update
Invite-only service through the Robotaxi app, with a driver behind the wheel using FSD (Supervised).
Sources: Electrek
Invite-only launch with a small Model Y fleet (exact count not disclosed by Tesla), $4.20 flat fare, with a Tesla employee in the passenger seat as a safety monitor.
Sources: TechCrunch
Tesla revealed the two-seat, steering-wheel-free Cybercab at Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank.
Sources: EVTechCrunch
Confirmed Tesla filings or posts, regulators, or multiple outlets. Reported / unconfirmed A single outlet, a community tracker, or a claim Tesla hasn't confirmed. Our coverage Tesla News Wire stories in this section, added automatically.
Tesla will launch Cybercab in Dallas next month, AI chief Ashok Elluswamy said on the Q3 2026 earnings call on Oct. 21, and expects to unlock 24/7 Robotaxi operation by the end of 2026. Musk said Austin's Cybercab fleet has grown tenfold since launch about a month ago.
Tesla published its first Robotaxi Safety Report on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026, hours before Q3 earnings. It claims 3.1 million miles with no safety monitor on board from Jan. 22 to Oct. 18, with zero injuries, zero airbag deployments and zero pedestrians or cyclists hit, and lists Las Vegas, Jacksonville, Phoenix and San Antonio as coming soon.
Tesla has extended Cybercab ride hours in Austin to midnight, matching its Model Y Robotaxis, according to a Robotaxi app notification shared Oct. 17. Service now runs 6 a.m. to 12 a.m., leaving a six-hour overnight gap before round-the-clock rides.
NHTSA's latest automated-driving crash data, posted Thursday, Oct. 15, shows Tesla's Robotaxi fleet reported nine crashes from August 2026: five in Dallas, three in Austin and one in Tampa. None listed an injury. One was the first report involving a Cybercab, which drove into a water-filled pothole in an Austin parking lot.
Jody Kerns, Tesla's Senior Manager of Cybercab General Assembly at Gigafactory Texas, says he is joining Rivian as Director of General Assembly for the R2 in Normal, Illinois. Electrek says he is the second Cybercab launch leader to leave Tesla this year.
A Tesla UI engineer says on-demand rear and repeater camera views are 'in development' for the mirrorless Cybercab, and chief engineer Eric Earley says new seats are coming. Neither has a date, and both land as NHTSA presses Tesla on the car's missing mirrors.
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