Deployment
Tesla Robotaxi (Model Y ADS) at Austin
Tesla's robotaxi service vehicle — a 2026 Model Y operating with Tesla's Autonomous Driving System (ADS, based on Full Self-Driving) engaged. In Austin, some vehicles operate unsupervised (no in-car safety monitor); in the Bay Area, a safety driver is present as required by California law. A teleoperator can remotely assist/pilot a vehicle at speeds under 10 mph for repositioning. Tesla's purpose-built, steering-wheel-free Cybercab — intended as the dedicated robotaxi vehicle at scale — was expected to begin production around April 2026 (not yet the deployed service vehicle as of early 2026). Maturity: pilot (early commercial service under heavy supervision and scrutiny; not yet at-scale).
Tesla Robotaxi (Model Y ADS) by Tesla · Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verified
Operator: Tesla (runs its own service). Tesla launched its robotaxi network in Austin in July 2025 — its first and most autonomous market. Austin is where Tesla operates UNSUPERVISED (Level 4): some vehicles run without an in-car safety monitor (Tesla began removing monitors from some Austin vehicles), though most still carry one. Initial geofence ~25 square miles; ~72 vehicles as of early 2026. This is the deployment with the federally-reported crash record (see linked incident). Teleoperators can remotely assist at <10 mph for repositioning. Austin Police have publicly confirmed no major crashes and no traffic citations issued to Tesla robotaxis in the city.
Key facts
- Launch
- July 2025 (Tesla's first robotaxi market)
- Supervision
- Unsupervised (L4) — some vehicles run with no in-car monitor
- Fleet
- ~72 vehicles (early 2026)
- Geofence
- ~25 sq miles initial
- Vehicle
- 2026 Model Y with ADS
Incidents on record (1)
Direct incidents recorded against this deployment. Retracted incidents are excluded here but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
- Trust tier
- Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verified
- Last updated
- 2026-05-26
- Model
- Tesla Robotaxi (Model Y ADS)
- Company
- Tesla
- Location
- Austin
- Status
- active
- First seen
- 2025-07-01
- ID
7538300f-62ac-452d-8ab7-36fef779acc8
Verifications (0)
No verifications recorded yet.
Sources (2)
- Austin unsupervised L4, ~72 vehicles, monitors being removed from some · https://robotaxi-safety-tracker.com/expansion.html · 2026-02-04
- Austin PD: no major crashes, no citations; all events 2026 Model Y w/ monitor · https://www.basenor.com/blogs/news/tesla-robotaxi-austin-safety-record-what-nhtsa-data-shows · 2026-05-19
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