{"id":235341,"date":"2026-04-18T21:37:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T21:37:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/18\/tesla-brings-its-robotaxi-service-to-dallas-and-houston-techcrunch\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T21:37:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T21:37:15","slug":"tesla-brings-its-robotaxi-service-to-dallas-and-houston-techcrunch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/18\/tesla-brings-its-robotaxi-service-to-dallas-and-houston-techcrunch\/","title":{"rendered":"Tesla brings its robotaxi service to Dallas and Houston | TechCrunch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p id=\"speakable-summary\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tesla is expanding its robotaxi service to Dallas and Houston, according to <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/robotaxi\/status\/2045564609504116771?s=46&amp;t=dDcpMIMYg6fdPePSTT9k6w\" target=\"_blank\">a social media post<\/a> from the company.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The post says simply that \u201cRobotaxi is now rolling out in Dallas &amp; Houston \ud83e\udd20\u201d and includes a 14-second video showing Tesla vehicles driving without human monitors or drivers in the front seat.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mobile ad-unit--has-placeholder ad-unit--display wp-block-tc-ads-ad-slot has-background has-gray-100-background-color\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--desktop ad-unit--native wp-block-tc-ads-ad-slot\">\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The company now offers robotaxi service in three cities, all of them in Texas, after <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2025\/06\/22\/tesla-launches-robotaxi-rides-in-austin-with-big-promises-and-unanswered-questions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">launching in Austin last year<\/a> and starting to <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2026\/01\/22\/tesla-launches-robotaxi-rides-in-austin-with-no-human-safety-driver\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">offer rides without safety drivers<\/a> in January 2026. In a February filing, Tesla said that its Austin robotaxis have been <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/tesla-robotaxi-austin-14-crashes-nhtsa\/\" target=\"_blank\">involved in 14 crashes<\/a> since launch.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It also <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2025\/09\/09\/tesla-is-seeking-permits-to-offer-ride-hail-services-at-silicon-valley-airports\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">offers a more limited ride service with human drivers<\/a> in the San Francisco Bay Area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tesla may not be running many vehicles in either of these new markets yet, with <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/robotaxitracker.com\/?provider=tesla&amp;area=dallas\" target=\"_blank\">crowdsourced data on the Robotaxi Tracker website<\/a> only registering a single vehicle in each city (compared to 46 active vehicles logged in Austin).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2026\/04\/18\/tesla-brings-its-robotaxi-service-to-dallas-and-houston\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tesla is expanding its robotaxi service to Dallas and Houston, according to a social media post from the company. The post says simply that \u201cRobotaxi is now rolling out in Dallas &amp; Houston \ud83e\udd20\u201d and includes a 14-second video showing Tesla vehicles driving without human monitors or drivers in the front seat. 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