Tesla is expanding its robotaxi service to San Antonio, starting at 5 a.m. local time on Monday. The company announced the launch on X without providing details on hours of operation, vehicle types, or whether human safety monitors will be on board.
This marks Tesla's latest expansion in its autonomous vehicle push. CEO Elon Musk launched the service in Austin in June 2025 with human safety operators. In January, Tesla removed safety monitors from Austin robotaxis and began a true driverless service. The company now operates robotaxis in limited areas of Miami, Orlando, Dallas, Fort Worth, and Houston.
Tesla competes directly with Waymo, an Alphabet subsidiary. Waymo operates its Ojai robotaxi service using Jaguar I-Pace and Zeekr RT vehicles in Austin, Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio. Waymo recently restarted San Antonio services after a five-month pause following incidents where its vehicles got stuck on flooded roadways.
Fleet sizes vary significantly by city. Tesla has over 400 autonomous vehicles in Austin but just 24 in Fort Worth and five in Miami, according to the Robotaxi Tracker website and Texas vehicle registration data.
Tesla also operates a human-driven ride-hailing service in the San Francisco Bay Area under a transportation charter permit, though it lacks permits for driverless operations in California. Data released this summer showed Tesla's robotaxi network drove fewer miles with paying customers in the second quarter than in the first quarter, according to TechCrunch.