Tesla expands its robotaxi service to Dallas and Houston

In short: Tesla says its robotaxi service is rolling out in Dallas and Houston.

What happened

Tesla posted on social media that “Robotaxi is now rolling out in Dallas & Houston” and shared a short video of Tesla vehicles driving with no human monitor or driver in the front seat.

This expansion means Tesla now lists robotaxi service in three cities, all in Texas. The company launched robotaxi rides in Austin last year, and in January 2026 it began offering rides there without a human safety driver.

Tesla has also said it runs a more limited ride service in the San Francisco Bay Area with human drivers. That is more like a regular ride-hailing service, where a person is still behind the wheel.

The Dallas and Houston rollout may be small at first. A crowdsourced site called Robotaxi Tracker, which logs vehicles people spot in the wild, showed only one active Tesla robotaxi vehicle registered in each city. The same site showed 46 active vehicles in Austin.

Safety is still a key question. In a February filing, Tesla said its Austin robotaxis have been involved in 14 crashes since launch.

Why it matters

Robotaxis are cars that drive themselves (like a taxi with no driver). If these services grow, they could change how people get around, especially in big cities. But how fast they expand, and how safely they operate, will affect whether more riders and local officials are comfortable with them.

Source: TechCrunch AI