Tesla Robotaxi Tracker
Tesla Robotaxi Tracker
Verified operating locations, permits, service model and disclosed deployment milestones.
Tracker status: Active. Latest verified check: October 12, 2026 at 12:53 PM PDT (19:53 UTC). Entries distinguish regulator-published records from company narratives, allegations and independent interpretation.
NHTSA opens DP26010 petition review over Robotaxi school-zone speed claims
Evidence status: Confirmed NHTSA petition record; allegation, not a finding. NHTSA's daily investigation dataset shows that the Office of Defects Investigation opened DP26010 on October 9, 2026 after receiving a petition on September 23. The record covers model-year 2026 Tesla Robotaxi Model Y and Cybercab vehicles with the Automated Driving System engaged.
| Checked item | Verified result | Interpretation boundary | Evidence |
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Regulatory action Direct NHTSA record |
ODI opened defect petition DP26010 to evaluate the allegations and determine whether to grant or deny the petition. | A petition review is not a formal defect investigation. NHTSA has not granted the petition, found a defect or ordered a recall. | NHTSA datasets and APIsNHTSA investigation dataset |
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Allegation and scope Petitioner claim |
The petitioner alleges that the ADS exceeds posted speed limits in active school zones. NHTSA's record names 2026 Robotaxi Model Y and Cybercab vehicles and says three video links were submitted as supporting material. | The allegation is not a finding. The dataset does not establish that every covered vehicle behaved this way, and the supporting videos alone do not establish a fleet-wide rate. | NHTSA DP26010 rows |
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Independent reporting check Corroborated |
A readable specialist report independently reproduced the DP26010 case number, vehicle scope, school-zone allegation and petition-stage status. | Independent reporting adds context but does not convert the petition into a defect determination. Tesstudio relies on the NHTSA record for the controlling regulatory language. | Electrek report |
Rider and reader takeaway: DP26010 creates a new federal review point for Tesla's driverless service, but the current stage is narrow: ODI is deciding whether to grant or deny a petition. No defect, violation or recall has been established. Watch for a grant or denial, a formal investigation opening, Tesla's response, or an operational change.
Tesstudio verified the NHTSA flat-file entries directly on October 12, 2026. The case is listed under ODI number 11766676. All speed behavior remains described as the petitioner's allegation unless NHTSA publishes a finding.
Texas roster reaches 739 vehicles as Cybercab count rises to 319
Evidence status: Current official Texas roster confirmed; Tesla's active-service number remains company-reported. Tesstudio paginated the Texas Motor Carrier Credentialing System directly on October 11 and counted 739 vehicles under Tesla Robotaxi, LLC: 420 Model Y vehicles and 319 Cybercabs. Tesla separately said more than 300 Cybercabs were serving Austin, a claim reproduced by two readable specialist reports.
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Current Texas roster Direct state lookup |
739 vehicles: 420 Model Y and 319 Cybercab, all listed under Tesla Robotaxi, LLC. | The state list is an authorized-vehicle roster. It is not a live count of vehicles carrying passengers, available in the Robotaxi app or operating simultaneously. | Texas TxMCCS vehicle lookup |
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Change since September 3 check Tesstudio verified snapshots |
The roster increased from 420 to 739 vehicles. Cybercab rose from 45 to 319, while Model Y rose from 375 to 420. | These are point-in-time state-roster comparisons. They do not establish how many vehicles were active, dispatchable or carrying paid riders at either checkpoint. | Earlier Tracker verificationCurrent state roster |
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Tesla service claim Company-reported |
Tesla said it had scaled to more than 300 Cybercabs serving Austin, described as an eightfold increase in 30 days. | The company statement does not define how many were dispatchable at one time or how many completed passenger trips. Tesla's official Robotaxi page lists current service cities but does not publish a live per-city fleet count. | Tesla RobotaxiTeslarati reportEV report |
Rider takeaway: The state record confirms a large expansion in vehicles authorized under Tesla's Texas AV registration. It does not by itself prove live availability. Riders should use the Robotaxi app for current coverage and wait times, while readers should treat the 300+ service figure as Tesla's own operational count.
Texas authorized-vehicle roster reaches 420
Evidence status: Current official roster confirmed; day-over-day history independently tracked. Tesstudio queried the Texas Motor Carrier Credentialing System directly on September 3 and counted 420 vehicles under Tesla Robotaxi, LLC: 375 Model Y vehicles and 45 Cybercabs. Independent snapshots place the total at 314 on September 1 and 420 on September 2.
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Current Texas roster Direct state lookup |
420 vehicles: 375 Model Y and 45 Cybercab, all listed as model year 2026. | The state list is an authorized-vehicle roster. It is not a live count of vehicles carrying passengers, available in the Robotaxi app or operating simultaneously. | Texas TxMCCS vehicle lookup |
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Recent change Independently tracked |
Third-party snapshots show 314 vehicles on September 1 and 420 on September 2, a net increase of 106. The Model Y count rose from 269 to 375; the Cybercab count remained 45. | TxMCCS exposes the current list but not a public change log. The historical comparison therefore depends on independent snapshots, not a dated state filing. | FSD Database registry historyTesla North report |
Rider takeaway: The filing shows substantially more Tesla vehicles eligible under the Texas commercial AV authorization. It does not prove that all 420 are active, unsupervised, dispatchable or carrying paid riders. Tesla had not separately published a matching live-fleet count at the time of this check.
Robotaxi service hours and current cities
Evidence status: Company-reported operating update with official Tesla availability boundaries. Tesla's Robotaxi page directly lists six current service cities. Tesla's official Robotaxi account separately said on August 26 that service runs from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., seven days a week, while Tesla Support says operating hours may vary by area and the Robotaxi app is the live availability check.
| Checked item | What Tesla reports | Verification boundary | Evidence |
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Current service cities Direct Tesla page |
Austin, Dallas and Houston in Texas, plus Miami, Orlando and Tampa in Florida. | Tesla describes service as available in limited areas. The city list does not mean every address in each metro is eligible. | Tesla RobotaxiTesla Support: Robotaxi |
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Operating window Company-reported |
The official Robotaxi account said service now runs from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., seven days a week. | Tesla Support continues to state that hours may vary by area. Riders should use the Robotaxi app to confirm whether requests are open at their location and time. | Tesla Robotaxi operating-hours postTesla North report reproducing the post |
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Fleet and routing Unquantified claim |
Tesla said the unsupervised fleet is "a lot bigger" and that upgraded vehicle distribution and routing should reduce waits. | Tesla did not publish a vehicle count, city-by-city fleet split, wait-time series or methodology. Tesstudio therefore does not convert the statement into a fleet-size or performance metric. | Tesla Robotaxi statement |
Rider takeaway: The usable fact is local: check the Robotaxi app before planning a trip. The six-city list and the general 6 a.m.–10 p.m. statement do not guarantee coverage at every address or identical hours in every market.
Latest NHTSA ADS data check
Evidence status: Confirmed records, limited interpretation. NHTSA says its current ADS file covers reports through July 15, 2026. The two Tesla records below reproduce company-submitted narratives; NHTSA does not determine fault, and the dataset is not normalized by fleet size or miles traveled.
| Record | What the filing says | What it does not prove | Evidence |
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Austin, Texas Confirmed record Report 13781-15809 |
Tesla reported a 2026 Model Y with ADS verified engaged and no in-vehicle operator. Its narrative says the vehicle was stopped at a red left arrow when an SUV first hit another passenger vehicle and then contacted the Tesla. No passengers or injuries were reported. | The record does not establish a fleet-wide safety rate or an official legal fault finding. NHTSA warns that entity-submitted reports may be incomplete or unverified. | NHTSA ADS incident CSV |
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Dallas, Texas Confirmed record Report 13781-15808 |
Tesla reported a 2026 Model Y with ADS verified engaged and no in-vehicle operator. Its narrative says the vehicle was parked in an alley when another parked vehicle reversed into its right side. No passengers or injuries were reported. | The two records are reportable crashes, so they should not be described as a crash-free month. The narratives support a narrow description of the reported sequence, not a comparative safety conclusion. | NHTSA methodology and limitations |
Reader takeaway: These records indicate two low-severity collisions in the latest release in which the Tesla vehicles were stationary according to Tesla's submitted narratives. They do not establish “zero crashes,” “zero at-fault crashes,” or a statistically valid safety rate.
Independent reporting context: Tesla North, August 17, 2026. Tesstudio checked its claims against the NHTSA source file and narrowed the wording where the source data did not support a broader conclusion.
How this tracker works
Tesstudio monitors first-party announcements, regulatory records and independent specialist sources. Every entry keeps its original source, evidence status and last-verified time. Rumors and community sightings are never presented as confirmed facts.
Tracked fields
Location
City, state or country and operating boundary.
Service mode
Driverless, safety-monitored, employee pilot or public service.
Regulatory status
Permit, filing and regulator of record.
Fleet
Only company or regulator-disclosed counts are reported as official.
Evidence labels
| Confirmed | Supported by a company, regulator or another authoritative primary source. |
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| Reported | Supported by at least two independent professional sources, with no primary confirmation yet. |
| Developing | A verified event is continuing and material details may change. |
| Unconfirmed | A clearly labeled signal retained for context; it is not treated as fact. |
Last structural review: August 12, 2026. Individual entries will show their own last-verified timestamps.