Overview
- Tesla said Saturday it is rolling out robotaxis in Dallas and Houston and shared videos of Model Y rides with no one in the front seats.
- The launches fulfill part of Tesla's seven-city first-half 2026 pledge, with Houston limited to roughly 25 square miles and Dallas centered on Highland Park.
- Tesla did not disclose fleet size, whether rides are supervised or unsupervised, or pricing, leaving the scale and safety model unclear.
- In Austin, recent reporting counted only 4 to 12 unsupervised cars out of about 80 and NHTSA records list 15 crashes, with Tesla redacting crash narratives as confidential.
- Alphabet’s Waymo has offered paid, fully driverless service in both Texas cities since February and reports about 2,500 active robotaxis and roughly 500,000 weekly rides nationwide.