Deployment
Tesla Robotaxi (Model Y ADS) at Orlando, Florida, USA
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 · 1 source · not yet field-verified · Robotaxis
Recent coverage
- Tesla Robotaxis Could Soon Accept X Money PaymentsNot a Tesla App · 2026-09-24
- Tesla Robotaxi App Gets Exclusive Features: Coming to Tesla App?Not a Tesla App · 2026-09-15
- Tesla Robotaxis to Get FSD V15, Start 24/7 Rides Next MonthNot a Tesla App · 2026-09-13
Tesla robotaxi launched in Orlando and Tampa on July 21, 2026. Full commercial service. Part of Tesla 7-city H1 2026 expansion plan.
Key facts
- Launch date
- July 21, 2026
- Cities
- Orlando + Tampa
Exposure
- Customer segment
- consumer
- Scale tier
- commercial 10 99
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Safety record
8 recalls and 70 incidents on record (4 catastrophic, 5 critical, 22 serious, 13 moderate, 34 minor). Most recent: Jul 2026.
- catastrophic
- 4
- critical
- 5
- serious
- 22
- moderate
- 13
- minor
- 34
- collision
- 36
- regulatory action
- 19
- recall
- 8
- fatality
- 6
- injury
- 4
- other
- 2
- property damage
- 2
- traffic disruption
- 1
Most recent: Jul 2026
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Incidents on record (78)
- NHTSA opens probe into 1.2 million Tesla Model 3 and Model Y vehicles over front suspension failures2026-07-31 · Regulatory action
- NHTSA probes Tesla FSD marketing after AI-related crashes2026-07-25 · Regulatory action
- Tesla robotaxi seen going wrong way down one-way street in Tampa one day after driverless service launch2026-07-22 · Traffic disruption
- France blocks Tesla FSD Supervised approval over safety concerns2026-07-22 · Regulatory action
- Tesla robotaxi remote operator crashed vehicle into metal fence in Houston2026-07-20 · Collision
- Tesla Robotaxi remote operator crashed vehicle into tree stump in Houston2026-07-20 · Collision
- Tesla Robotaxi remote operator crashed into tree stump in Houston2026-07-20 · Collision
- Tesla remote operator crashed a Robotaxi into a tree stump in Houston, NHTSA data shows2026-07-20 · Collision
- Tesla Robotaxi teleoperator drove vehicle into tree stump in Houston, NHTSA data shows2026-07-20 · Collision
- NTSB preliminary report: Tesla Katy crash driver overrode FSD by pressing accelerator to 100%, vehicle exceeded 70 mph2026-07-15 · Regulatory action
Direct incidents recorded against this deployment. Retracted incidents are excluded here but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
- Trust tier
- Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
- Last updated
- 2026-08-21
- Company
- Tesla
- Location
- Orlando, Florida, USA
- Operator
- Tesla
- Status
- operational
- Operator type
- maker operated
- Scale at site
- 11 to 100 units
- Site environment
- outdoor
- Location precision
- verified coordinates
- First seen
- 2024-06-01
- ID
e50c5b84-6109-4947-9347-611da757f988
Timeline
- Jun 2024First recordedTesla Robotaxi (Model Y ADS) first documented operating at Orlando, Florida, USA.
- Aug 2026Current status: operational, reviewedLatest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.
Claimed vs. verified
Tesla claims 1,000 Tesla Robotaxi (Model Y ADS) units in the field. DEPLOY has independently verified 13 deployment sites and 1,000 units.
The gap between claimed and verified is the Fleet Reality signal. See the Fleet Reality Index.
On the deployment map
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Sources (1)
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Maturity + lifecycle
Maturity stage: pilot
Lifecycle: active
Architectural position
Cohort: av
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- knowledge-base
- Knowledge base
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- REST API: /v1/robots/e50c5b84-6109-4947-9347-611da757f988
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