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Tesla $TSLA announced that its unsupervised robotaxi service now covers the entire Austin metro area, a significant expansion of the geographic zone in which its autonomous vehicles can operate without a human safety monitor.
Confirmation came via a post on Tesla's official Robotaxi X $TWTR 0.00% account, which announced that unsupervised vehicles would now be permitted to operate across the full metro. Previously, unsupervised Tesla vehicles were restricted to a small portion of South Austin, according to Electrek. Each successive phase of the rollout has approximately doubled the zone's footprint, with the boundary expanding in several stages since the program began.
The fleet serving the expanded zone, however, remains small. After reaching a cumulative high of 25 vehicles in late April, the number of unsupervised cars on Austin roads has since fallen to around 20. A separate presentation by Austin officials cited in Reuters put the number at roughly 50 vehicles operating across the city.
Tesla's robotaxi program launched in Austin in June 2025. The company expanded to Dallas and Houston in April, though those markets have also seen little fleet growth, with three vehicles in Dallas and six in Houston, according to Electrek.
