# Tesla Robotaxi (Model Y ADS) at Fort Worth: deployment

Canonical ID: `7fb42b73-fc19-48a2-8cd7-872858decc2b`

[Tesla](/companies/tesla.md) opened its Robotaxi ride-hailing service in [Fort Worth](/locations/fort-worth-texas.md) at 6 a.m. Central Time on Nov. 2, its fourth [Texas](/locations/texas.md) market after [Austin](/locations/austin-texas.md), [Dallas](/locations/dallas-iowa.md) and [Houston](/locations/houston-texas.md), starting with Model Y robotaxis. Not a Tesla App reports that rides have no human safety monitor in the vehicle; Where's the driver reports that Tesla did not disclose whether vehicles would carry one.

The launch [geofence](/glossary/geofenced-deployment.md) covers about 143 square miles centered on Downtown Fort Worth, reaching toward Saginaw to the north, White Settlement to the west and Benbrook to the south. Tesla did not disclose the number of vehicles assigned to Fort Worth.

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-11-02_

- **Slug:** tesla-robotaxi-fort-worth-texas-usa
- **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:** [Fort Worth](/locations/united-states/texas/tarrant-county-texas/fort-worth-texas.md) (id: `bf996ff8-1ca9-4975-b892-97e2e9b7941b`)
- **First seen:** 2026-11-02T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (2)

1. **Tesla Expands Robotaxi Service, Launches Unsupervised Rides in Fort Worth** · https://www.notateslaapp.com/news/4932/tesla-expands-robotaxi-service-launches-unsupervised-rides-in-fort-worth · 2026-11-02
2. **Tesla opens Fort Worth Robotaxi service, creating a second Dallas-Fort Worth market** · https://wheresthedriver.com/news/2026/11/02/tesla-opens-fort-worth-robotaxi-service/ · 2026-11-02

## 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 Fort Worth?

[Tesla Robotaxi (Model Y ADS)](/models/tesla-robotaxi.md), built by [Tesla](/companies/tesla.md), is recorded as a deployment at [Fort Worth](/locations/fort-worth-texas.md) on the DEPLOY registry. [Tesla](/companies/tesla.md) operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates Tesla Robotaxi (Model Y ADS) at Fort Worth?

[Tesla](/companies/tesla.md), the manufacturer of [Tesla Robotaxi (Model Y ADS)](/models/tesla-robotaxi.md), operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the Tesla Robotaxi (Model Y ADS) deployment at Fort Worth go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting November 2, 2026 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the Tesla Robotaxi (Model Y ADS) deployment at Fort Worth?

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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