Tesla\u2019s driverless ride service appears to be gaining a small foothold in Dallas as Texas becomes a major testing ground for the next phase of autonomous transportation.<\/p>\n
Crowdsourced data from Robotaxi Tracker showed<\/a> Tesla\u2019s \u201cunsupervised\u201d Robotaxi fleet at 32 cumulative verified vehicles across Austin, Dallas, and Houston as of Sunday afternoon, May 3. The tracker listed 21 in Austin, five in Dallas, and six in Houston, while showing 663 total tracked Tesla Robotaxi vehicles across all categories.<\/p>\n The number remains small compared with Tesla CEO Elon Musk\u2019s broader autonomous vehicle ambitions, but it marks a notable expansion after months of limited growth in the program.<\/p>\n As previously reported<\/a> by The Dallas Express, Tesla launched unsupervised Robotaxi service in Dallas and Houston on April 18. The company\u2019s official Robotaxi account said the service was \u201cnow rolling out in Dallas & Houston\u201d and posted videos showing Model Y vehicles operating with no driver or front-seat monitor visible.<\/p>\n Reuters reported that Tesla did not disclose<\/a> fleet size or pricing at the time of the Dallas and Houston launch. Musk reposted the announcement and wrote, \u201cTry Tesla Robotaxi in Dallas & Houston!\u201d<\/p>\n Robotaxi Tracker also listed 29 Dallas rides logged, with an average fare of $9.81 and an average trip length of 4.3 miles. The tracker listed 52 Houston rides logged, though the Houston dashboard showed \u201cService Unavailable\u201d at the time of review.<\/p>\n The Dallas rollout gives Tesla a presence in three Texas cities, including Austin, where the company first launched the service last year. The expansion also comes as Musk continues to shift Tesla\u2019s long-term growth story toward artificial intelligence, robotics, and autonomous driving.<\/p>\n Tesla Faces Larger Rivals<\/p>\n Tesla\u2019s Robotaxi service remains much smaller than Waymo\u2019s commercial driverless operation.<\/p>\n