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Tesla Robotaxi

Tesla's ride-hailing service launched in Austin in June 2025 with safety monitors and added unsupervised rides there in January 2026. By July 2026 it ran unsupervised service in Austin, Dallas, Houston, Miami, Orlando and Tampa, with a safety driver in the Bay Area; Phoenix and Las Vegas are announced.

Headquarters
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Parent
Tesla, Inc.
Backers and partners
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Founded
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Vehicles
Tesla Model Y, Tesla Cybercab
Technology
Camera-based FSD software. Unsupervised rides (no one in the driver or front passenger seat) in Texas and Florida markets; Bay Area service runs with a safety driver under a California charter-party carrier (TCP) permit. Cybercab (two seats, no steering wheel or pedals) began rides in Austin in September 2026; NHTSA opened Audit Query AQ26002 into its FMVSS self-certification on 2026-09-03.
Website
www.tesla.com/robotaxi

Cities

Las Vegas - AnnouncedLas VegasPhoenix - AnnouncedPhoenixSan Francisco - Public rides with a safety operatorSan FranciscoAustin - Paid driverless serviceAustinDallas - Paid driverless serviceDallasHouston - Paid driverless serviceMiami - Paid driverless serviceMiamiOrlando - Paid driverless serviceOrlandoTampa - Paid driverless service

Timeline

  1. Austin: Paid driverless service - Cybercab rides began source
  2. Orlando: Paid driverless service - Unsupervised Model Y rides launched, no safety monitor source
  3. Tampa: Paid driverless service - Unsupervised Model Y rides launched, no safety monitor source
  4. Miami: Paid driverless service - Fully unsupervised Model Y rides launched source
  5. Dallas: Paid driverless service - Rollout announced; riders reported no one in the front seats source
  6. Houston: Paid driverless service - Rollout announced; riders reported no one in the front seats source
  7. Austin: Paid driverless service - A few unsupervised Model Ys mixed into the monitored fleet, followed by chase vehicles source
  8. Austin: Public rides with a safety operator - Limited service with human safety monitors in Model Y source
  9. San Francisco: Public rides with a safety operator - Ride-hailing with a safety driver under a California charter-party carrier (TCP) permit source

Announced

  • Announcement Las Vegas: Robotaxi expansion targeted for first half of 2026; Tesla reportedly filed for 5,000 ride-hailing vehicles in Nevada Announced . source
  • Announcement Phoenix: Robotaxi expansion targeted for first half of 2026 (Q4 2025 shareholder deck); 'preparations underway' as of July 2026 Announced . source
Profile sources (4)
  1. Tesla Robotaxi - Wikipedia, 10 Oct 2026
  2. Tesla Robotaxi passes 2.4 million paid miles, unsupervised rides live in six metros - EVwire, 22 Jul 2026
  3. Tesla launches Cybercab in Austin - FOX 7 Austin, 3 Sep 2026
  4. Tesla confirms Robotaxi expansion plans with new cities and aggressive timeline - Teslarati, 29 Jan 2026

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