Tesla Expands Robotaxi Service, Launches Unsupervised Rides in Fort Worth

Tesla’s Robotaxi network has a new city. The official Robotaxi account announced on X that the service is now available in Fort Worth, with rides kicking off this morning, November 2, at 6 a.m. CT/7 a.m. ET. Like Tesla’s other Texas markets, rides in Fort Worth are fully unsupervised, with no human safety monitor in the vehicle.

It’s Tesla’s first new Robotaxi city in about three months (the last launch was Orlando and Tampa back in late July), and Fort Worth now joins Austin, Dallas, Houston, Miami, Orlando, and Tampa as the seventh city with unsupervised rides.

A 143-Square-Mile Service Area

The Fort Worth geofence covers about 143 square miles. Based on the service area map, it’s centered on Downtown Fort Worth and stretches west to White Settlement and south to Benbrook. To the north, it reaches Saginaw and follows I-35W up past Loop 820, while its eastern edge runs alongside Haltom City and Forest Hill.

That makes Fort Worth Tesla’s third-largest unsupervised Robotaxi market, behind Austin at 272 square miles and Houston at 254 square miles. It’s fourth overall when you include the 1,098-square-mile Bay Area zone, where rides still have a human safety driver behind the wheel.

Houston only recently climbed that list after its geofence grew almost 10x, from about 25 to 254 square miles. Tesla also recently extended Robotaxi hours to 2 a.m. in Austin, giving riders a 20-hour service window, and added a Calm Mode that removes distractions from the screen for a more relaxing ride.

A Surprise Launch

Fort Worth wasn’t on any of the lists Tesla has shared of upcoming Robotaxi cities. Most recently, Tesla named Las Vegas, Phoenix, Jacksonville, and San Antonio as its next targets for Robotaxi expansion. A surprise launch like this could mean more cities, like the ones Tesla has already named, are coming sooner than expected.

Tesla also recently started offering free first rides to new Robotaxi riders. The promotion has only been spotted in Houston and Dallas so far, but it would make sense for Tesla to offer it in Fort Worth to bring in riders in a new market.

Cybercab Comes to the Metroplex Next

Tesla’s Cybercab is set to launch in Dallas later this month, making it the second market after Austin to offer the purpose-built robotaxi. With Dallas right next door, Fort Worth could be next in line to get Cybercab rides, making the Dallas-Fort Worth area a major Robotaxi hub.

Fort Worth will start with Model Y robotaxis in a 143-square-mile geofence, but given how fast Tesla has been expanding its other Texas markets, a bigger service area and possibly Cybercabs could follow.