# Tesla Robotaxi (Model Y ADS) at Houston, Texas, USA: deployment

Canonical ID: `4f8abed1-e78f-4550-98fa-e5b3d313d013`

[Tesla](/companies/tesla.md) launched fully unsupervised robotaxi service in Dallas and Houston on April 18, 2026. 573 vehicles deployed across both cities. Most aggressive autonomous vehicle expansion in Tesla history. Part of 7-city H1 2026 expansion plan.

## Key facts

- **Launch date:** April 18, 2026
- **Vehicles:** 573 (Dallas + Houston combined)
- **Expansion plan:** 7 cities H1 2026: Dallas, Houston, Phoenix, Miami, Orlando, Tampa, Las Vegas

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-08-14_

- **Slug:** tesla-robotaxi-dallas-houston
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [Tesla Robotaxi (Model Y ADS)](/models/tesla-robotaxi.md) (id: `29951756-3e69-44e2-bc13-aa01909c0098`)
- **Category:** [Robotaxis](/robotaxis)
- **Company:** [Tesla](/companies/tesla.md) (id: `bde7c8a1-5d35-449d-93b0-2ac8e4601c16`)
- **Location:** [Houston, Texas, USA](/locations/houston-texas-usa.md) (id: `8296298d-4ac2-4e02-ac32-07407c53e6ae`)
- **Operator:** [Tesla](/companies/tesla.md) (id: `bde7c8a1-5d35-449d-93b0-2ac8e4601c16`)

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://tech-insider.org/tesla-robotaxi-dallas-houston-unsupervised-launch-2026/

## Verified answers

- [Where can you actually ride a robotaxi in 2026?](/where-can-you-ride-a-robotaxi.md)
- [Robotaxi safety record: every recall, crash, and investigation](/robotaxi-safety-record.md)

## Common questions

### What is the Tesla Robotaxi (Model Y ADS) deployment at Houston, Texas, USA?

Tesla Robotaxi (Model Y ADS), built by Tesla, is recorded as a deployment at Houston, Texas, USA on the DEPLOY registry. Tesla operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates Tesla Robotaxi (Model Y ADS) at Houston, Texas, USA?

Tesla, the manufacturer of Tesla Robotaxi (Model Y ADS), operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### Have there been incidents at the Tesla Robotaxi (Model Y ADS) deployment at Houston, Texas, USA?

No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.


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