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Tesla Robotaxi

Tesla's ride-hailing service in Texas and Florida, mixing cars with nobody in the driver's seat and cars with a safety monitor; Bay Area rides have a safety driver.

by Tesla · last checked Oct 15, 2026

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What has been shown

Paid rides in Austin, Dallas, Houston, Miami, Orlando and Tampa; some cars run with no one on board, the rest with a safety monitor. Bay Area rides have a safety driver.

Evidence support Company-reported

Public availability Tesla's Q2 2026 update says it expanded the unsupervised operation area in Austin and launched unsupervised rides in Miami, Orlando and Tampa in July 2026, and reports about 2.4 million paid Robotaxi miles through June. EVwire

As of Oct 15, 2026 · EVwire (independent reporting), Not a Tesla App (independent reporting)

Can you get it?

Paid service available

Paid rides in Austin, Dallas, Houston, Miami, Orlando and Tampa, 6 am to 10 pm; Tesla offers public rides in Austin, including some without a safety monitor; these sources don't say whether every other market is open to everyone. The San Francisco Bay Area runs with a safety driver under a California charter-party permit.

US-TX, US-FL, US-CA · As of Oct 15, 2026 · EVwire (independent reporting), Not a Tesla App (independent reporting)

Is it still alive?

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    As of Oct 15, 2026 · Not a Tesla App (independent reporting)

    Paid rides in Austin, Dallas, Houston, Miami, Orlando and Tampa, some in cars with no one on board; Bay Area rides have a safety driver.

    What the evidence says

    1. Company-reported · Independently verified

      Supervision differs across the service: some cars run with no one on board, others carry a safety monitor, and Tesla does not disclose the share; Bay Area rides have a safety driver. The first unsupervised Austin cars, in January 2026, were followed by Tesla cars carrying safety monitors.

      Observed Oct 15, 2026 · EVwire (independent reporting), Not a Tesla App (independent reporting), Electrek (independent reporting)
    2. Regulator-documented

      NHTSA opened Audit Query AQ26002 on September 3, 2026, the day Tesla began commercial deployment of a small number of Cybercabs in Austin. The agency is examining how Tesla certified the Cybercab, which lacks a brake pedal, accelerator, steering wheel and mirrors, to federal safety standards.

      Observed Oct 15, 2026 · National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (regulator)
    3. Independently verified

      Electrek's own tracking in July 2026 counted roughly 14 active unsupervised cars, against the roughly 50 Robotaxi vehicles Austin officials cite; Tesla does not publish the figure.

      Observed Oct 15, 2026 · Electrek (independent reporting)
    4. Company claim

      Tesla reported about 2.4 million cumulative paid Robotaxi miles through June 2026.

      Observed Oct 15, 2026 · EVwire (independent reporting)
    5. Company claim

      Tesla said in August 2026 that Robotaxi runs from 6 am to 10 pm every day and that its unsupervised fleet is much larger, without giving a number.

      Observed Oct 15, 2026 · Not a Tesla App (independent reporting)
    6. Documented by company source

      Electrek reported that the first Cybercab without a steering wheel came off the Giga Texas line in February 2026 and that Tesla confirmed continuous production in April.

      Observed Oct 15, 2026 · Electrek (independent reporting)

    Price

    • Per rideVaries by useFares are not published in these sources. Checked Oct 15, 2026. EVwire (independent reporting)

    What changed

    1. MilestoneCybercab enters service

      Tesla began commercial deployment of a small number of Cybercabs, which have no steering wheel or pedals, in Austin. NHTSA opened an audit of how Tesla certified them to federal safety standards the same day.

      A car built with no manual controls is now carrying riders; whether its self-certification holds up is the open question.

      Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (regulator)

    What we don't know yet

    • No public price.
    • Whether people assist it remotely is not disclosed.

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