Fort Worth residents can now hail a Tesla robotaxi, with rides launching at 6 a.m. Monday across a swath of the city stretching from downtown out toward Texas Christian University and the suburb of White Settlement. The service's hours are 6 a.m. to 2 a.m., making Fort Worth the fourth Texas city to join Tesla's growing driverless network.
According to the Austin American-Statesman, Tesla's advertised geofence for the new service follows a jagged line along Interstate 820 to the edge of Saginaw, giving riders in the more than 1 million-person city a wide stretch of coverage on day one. Tesla has offered robotaxi rides in Austin since June 2025, and in Dallas and Houston since April 2026, meaning Fort Worth now joins a network spanning four of the state's largest metros. The company says San Antonio service is expected to launch soon, though no firm date has been given.
The Fort Worth rollout also comes with a pair of new features Tesla added to its robotaxi app: a rear-view camera feed for riders and the ability to share trip details with a friend. Fort Worth's launch is notable for another reason, too — the same reporting notes it marks Tesla's first new robotaxi city in months, following earlier debuts in Orlando and Tampa.
Crash Reports and a Pending Cybercab Launch
Tesla's expansion isn't happening without federal eyes watching closely. In filings covering the four weeks ending Sept. 15, 2026, Tesla reported eight crashes across Texas, including three in Austin, and the Statesman reports that none of those crashes resulted in serious injuries. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is reviewing aspects of Tesla's robotaxi service more broadly, according to the same reporting.
That scrutiny extends to two specific federal inquiries. NHTSA investigators are evaluating a complaint alleging that Tesla's automated driving system sped in school zones, per the Statesman's reporting. Separately, the agency has opened an audit query to evaluate the basis Tesla used to certify that its upcoming Cybercab complies with applicable Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards, according to the NHTSA audit query document. The Cybercab is expected to arrive in Dallas later this month, according to Not a Tesla App, which also reports that Fort Worth will start with Model Y robotaxis.
Any commercial deployment still has to clear a baseline requirement in Texas: the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles says companies must receive authorization before operating vehicles controlled by automated driving systems on state roads, per its Automated Vehicle Program guidance.
Musk's Bold Prediction Amid a Crowded Field
Fort Worth's launch lands as Tesla CEO Elon Musk continues to make sweeping claims about the company's driverless ambitions. During an earnings call in October, Musk said Tesla could eventually account for the majority of passenger miles on Earth in countries where it's allowed to operate freely, adding, “I feel confident about this prediction.”
But Tesla isn't the only robotaxi operator racing across Texas. Avride launched public robotaxi rides in Dallas through a partnership with Uber in December 2025 and had provided more than 100,000 rides there by Aug. 19, 2026, according to the Dallas Morning News. That outlet reports Avride has doubled its original Dallas service zone, now covering nine square miles, and that its vehicles carry a human driver present for safety who doesn't actually operate the car.
Waymo has also been expanding in Texas and beyond. The company opened rides to all Dallas customers in early August 2026, the Statesman notes, and said in May that its driverless coverage had surpassed 1,400 square miles across 11 cities nationwide. Electrek reported that Waymo planned to add nearly 250 square miles of driverless service area across Los Angeles, Nashville, Orlando, San Diego and the San Francisco Bay Area over the week following Oct. 27, 2026 — underscoring just how fast the robotaxi race is moving on multiple fronts at once.
