Deployment
Tesla Robotaxi (Model Y ADS) at San Francisco Bay Area
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
Operator: Tesla. Tesla operates robotaxis in the San Francisco Bay Area in SUPERVISED mode (Level 2) — a safety driver sits in the vehicle and can take over, as required by California law. ~168 vehicles as of early 2026 (Tesla's larger market by fleet count). Tesla must accumulate sufficient supervised miles before it can apply for fully-driverless (unsupervised) permits in California. Different (Level 2) reporting requirements apply versus the unsupervised Austin operation.
Key facts
- Supervision
- Supervised (L2) — safety driver required by CA law
- Fleet
- ~168 vehicles (early 2026, Tesla's largest market)
- Vehicle
- 2026 Model Y with ADS
- Trust tier
- Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified
- Last updated
- 2026-05-26
- Model
- Tesla Robotaxi (Model Y ADS)
- Company
- Tesla
- Location
- San Francisco Bay Area
- Status
- active
- First seen
- 2025-09-01
- ID
918e559c-f754-4a4c-8d7d-ade0a30f238a
Verifications (0)
No verifications recorded yet.
Sources (1)
- Bay Area supervised (safety drivers per CA law), ~168 vehicles · https://robotaxi-safety-tracker.com/expansion.html · 2026-02-04
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