Tesla has expanded its unsupervised robotaxi service across the Austin metropolitan area, widening access to its autonomous ride-hailing operations in Texas, US.
The company announced the expansion through its official robotaxi account on X, extending the service beyond its original operating zone in Austin, where the offering has been available for nearly a year.
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Riders in the city have at times reported waiting more than 30 minutes for a vehicle.
“Unsupervised Robotaxi now in the entire Austin Metro area”, the account said.
According to a presentation by Austin officials cited by Reuters, Tesla currently operates around 50 robotaxis in the city.
By comparison, more than 250 autonomous vehicles are operated in the same market by Alphabet’s Waymo.
The wider rollout is part of Tesla’s effort to increase adoption of its autonomous driving technology.
Robotaxis and the company’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) software remain central to its growth strategy as it increasingly focuses on artificial intelligence and robotics.
According to Reuters, chief executive Elon Musk said last month that fully self-driving vehicles operating without human safety monitors are expected to become more broadly available across the US later this year, following their initial deployment in Texas.
Tesla also said in April that it was introducing robotaxi services in Dallas and Houston.
The Austin expansion represents the latest step in the company’s plans to scale its autonomous ride-hailing network across Texas and other US markets.
The Austin development follows Tesla’s recent international expansion of its FSD software.
Last month, the company launched the system in China – a move that coincided with Musk’s visit to Beijing, which overlapped with a state trip by US President Donald Trump – and added Lithuania as the second European country to receive the software.
Tesla confirmed that its “FSD Supervised” system is now active across ten territories, including the US, Canada, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, and the Netherlands, alongside the newly added markets.
Tesla’s first-quarter 2026 results showed total revenue rising 16% year-on-year to $22.38bn, with net income attributable to common stockholders up 17% to $477m, as the company continued to invest in AI, production capacity, and autonomous transport.
