Self-driving cars
Driverless Tesla Robotaxis are now cruising on Fort Worth streets
Tesla Robotaxis are now driving around Fort Worth.
Tesla’s driverless Robotaxis have hit the streets of Fort Worth.
The Austin-based automaker launched self-driving Robotaxi service Monday, November 2 in a roughly 145-square-mile area, according to a post on X.com. The area includes all or parts of Fort Worth, Benbrook, Forest Hill, Haltom City, River Oaks, Saginaw, and White Settlement.
Tesla’s Robotaxis are modified Model Y electric vehicles seating up to four passengers. Fort Worth is the seventh U.S. market in the Robotaxi network.
“Robotaxi combines our automated driving technology and renowned vehicle hardware design to create a personalized driverless experience that is reliable and convenient,” Tesla says on its website. “With Robotaxi, you can get to your destination while also enjoying the comfort of an autonomous Tesla vehicle.”
Fort Worth hadn’t appeared on Robotaxi’s list of cities where service was planned, so the rollout here came as a surprise.
On Tuesday morning, the RobotaxiTracker.com website showed eight available Robotaxis in a Fort Worth territory with about 454,000 residents. Ninety percent of the 12 Robotaxi trips that had been recorded in the Fort Worth area cost less than $16.
To request a Robotaxi ride, you must use the Robotaxi app, available on iOS or Android devices.
In April, Tesla launched Robotaxi service in Dallas. The Dallas and Fort Worth service areas aren’t connected, leaving a gap in places like Arlington, Grand Prairie, and Irving.
This month, Tesla plans to add Cybercab service in Dallas.
What's the difference between Cybercab and Robotaxi? The gold-colored, all-electric Cybercab seats two passengers. It lacks a steering wheel, a rear window, gas and brake pedals, and rearview and side mirrors. The Robotaxi comes with a traditional steering wheel and pedals.
Earlier this year, Robotaxi competitor Waymo — owned by the parent company of Google — started driverless service in Dallas. Waymo doesn’t operate in the Fort Worth area.
Tesla also offers driverless Robotaxi service in Austin and Houston, and plans to enter the San Antonio market. Tesla recently added Cybercab service in Austin, as well.
As of Tuesday, November 3, the Tesla website showed the Robotaxi service had logged more than 608,000 miles in Dallas, over 2.1 million in Austin, and more than 225,000 in Houston.
