Tesla Expands Unsupervised Robotaxi Service to Dallas and Houston
Tesla announced on April 18 that its unsupervised Robotaxi service is now operating in Dallas and Houston, bringing the total to three US cities after Austin's launch in mid-2025. The initial Dallas service covers eight neighborhoods; Houston is limited to two.
Tesla's Robotaxi account announced on X on April 18, 2026 that the company's unsupervised autonomous ride-hail service is now operational in Dallas and Houston. The Texas expansion brings the total number of cities with active Tesla Robotaxi service to three, following the Austin launch in mid-2025.
The announcement reads simply: "Robotaxi now rolling out in Dallas & Houston."
Initial service area
| City | Neighborhoods in launch geofence |
|---|---|
| Dallas | University Park, Highland Park, SMU, Uptown, Downtown, Victory Park, Lower Greenville, Knox-Henderson |
| Houston | Jersey Village, Willowbrook |
The Dallas rollout covers the central corridor between downtown and the northern university/campus neighborhoods. The Houston area is notably smaller at launch, limited to two outer-suburban neighborhoods in the northwest part of the metro.
Supervision status
Footage posted alongside the Tesla announcement shows vehicles operating without a Safety Monitor in either front seat — the same unsupervised configuration Tesla has been running in Austin since an expansion in late 2025. This contrasts with Tesla's FSD (Supervised), the driver-assist product sold for personal vehicles, which still requires a human driver to monitor the system and remain responsible for the vehicle.
Context
The Austin Robotaxi service launched in June 2025 with a small geofenced area and Safety Monitors in the front passenger seat. Over the following months Tesla expanded the service area, added vehicles to the fleet, dropped the Safety Monitor, and opened the app to a broader rider base. Dallas and Houston appear to be following a similar — though faster — deployment cadence, launching directly in an unsupervised configuration.
Tesla has not yet specified fleet size in either new city.
The company stated on its Q4 2025 earnings call that it intends to bring Robotaxi to several additional major US metros during the first half of 2026.