Tesla launches unsupervised Robotaxi service in San Antonio, its eighth city

Tesla launched unsupervised Robotaxi service in San Antonio, Texas, on November 9, 2026, with the first rides beginning at 5 a.m. local time.

The company’s official Robotaxi account on X posted the announcement just after midnight, sharing a map that outlines a large operational zone covering much of the city. The geofence is roughly 274 to 275 square miles, making it Tesla’s largest day-one Robotaxi service area to date.

🚨 Tesla just announced that Robotaxi is available in San Antonio, TX

First rides at 5am local time! https://t.co/azck6NlD8H

— TESLARATI (@Teslarati) November 9, 2026

The zone centers on downtown, covers nearly everything inside Loop 410, and extends north to Loop 1604 between Interstate 10 and U.S. 281, with further reach west past State Highway 151, east beyond I-35, and south toward I-37. This area encompasses about one million residents and hundreds of thousands of jobs.

San Antonio International Airport lies inside the geofence, though Tesla is not currently offering airport pickups or drop-offs. This hopefully will happen soon, as ride-sharing to and from the airport can be expensive.

The launch makes San Antonio Tesla’s eighth unsupervised Robotaxi city and its fifth in Texas, joining Austin, Houston, Dallas, and Fort Worth. Florida markets in Miami, Orlando, and Tampa are also live.

🚨 Here’s every active geofence, by size (not including the Bay Area geofence):

• Austin: 435 sq mi (first ride Jun 22, 2025) · Cybercabs live, expanded today
• San Antonio: ~275 sq mi (first ride Nov 9, 2026)
• Houston: 254 sq mi (Apr 18, 2026)
• Fort Worth: 143 sq mi (Nov 2, 2026)
• Dallas: 81 sq mi (Apr 18, 2026)
• Miami: 31 sq mi (Jul 3, 2026)
• Orlando: 26 sq mi (Jul 21, 2026)
• Tampa: 24 sq mi (Jul 21, 2026)

— TESLARATI (@Teslarati) November 9, 2026

Service uses modified Model Y vehicles operating without a safety driver in the vehicle, consistent with recent unsupervised expansions. Cybercab two-seaters remain limited primarily to Austin for now. It’s worth noting that Dept. of Transportation officials in Texas have already ok’d the Cybercab’s operation in Austin, and one official called it “a tangible example of how quickly our transportation system is evolving.”

San Antonio was previously listed among near-term targets in Tesla’s October 2026 Robotaxi safety materials, alongside Las Vegas, Phoenix, and Jacksonville. The rapid Texas rollout follows Fort Worth’s unsupervised debut on November 2 and builds on Austin’s original launch in June 2025.

The 274-square-mile debut remains substantially larger than Waymo’s local footprint and marks continued progress in Tesla’s unsupervised autonomy efforts after starting the year with no such rides. The company has stated ambitions for broader 24/7 operations by the end of 2026 as vehicle counts and software reliability improve.