Tesla’s Robotaxi network is now in San Antonio. Tesla’s official Robotaxi account announced the expansion on X just after midnight, with unsupervised rides launched this morning, November 9, at 5 a.m. CT.
San Antonio’s service area covers roughly 275 square miles, making it Tesla’s largest Robotaxi service area at launch. It’s also slightly bigger than Austin’s 272 square miles, which has been growing since rides started there in June 2025.
Here’s how Tesla’s unsupervised Robotaxi markets compare by advertised size:
San Antonio: Approx. 275 sq. miles
Austin: 272 sq. miles
Houston: 254 sq. miles
Fort Worth: 143 sq. miles
Dallas: 81 sq. miles
Miami: 31 sq. miles
Orlando: 26 sq. miles
Tampa: 24 sq. miles
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The service area covers all of Downtown San Antonio and nearly everything inside Loop 410, then extends well past it in most directions. To the north, it reaches Loop 1604 between I-10 and US-281, with a small extension up I-10 beyond 1604. It also stretches west past State Highway 151, east beyond I-35, and south below I-410 toward I-37.
With San Antonio added, Tesla now offers unsupervised rides in eight cities, with service areas covering about 4.2 million people combined. For the full breakdown of every market, including the supervised Bay Area zone, check out our guide to Tesla’s Robotaxi service areas.
Advertised sizes don’t tell the whole story, though. A recent analysis found that Tesla’s real pickup and drop-off zones in Texas are 22–41% smaller than advertised, though they still cover most residents. The Tesla enthusiast behind those maps may test San Antonio next, and if they do, we’ll cover the results.
Right on Schedule
Fort Worth came as a surprise, since it wasn’t on any of the lists Tesla had shared of upcoming Robotaxi cities. San Antonio was. During its Q3 earnings call last month, Tesla named Las Vegas, Phoenix, Jacksonville, and San Antonio as its next Robotaxi markets. After Fort Worth, we wondered if more launches were coming soon, and San Antonio arrived just a week later.
Tesla has also been improving the service in existing markets. It recently extended Robotaxi hours in Austin and added Calm Mode, which hides distracting visuals on the touchscreen for a more relaxing ride.
Cybercab Comes Next
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San Antonio launches with Model Y robotaxis, but Tesla’s Cybercab is expanding too. Tesla already has more than 300 Cybercabs running in Austin, and Cybercab rides are set to launch in Dallas this month, its first market outside Austin.
With two new cities in two weeks and Las Vegas, Phoenix, and Jacksonville still on the list, another Robotaxi launch next week wouldn’t be a surprise.
The Cybertruck may be on its way out, but Tesla still has a lot of trucks to build. Elon Musk said on X that the Cybertruck order backlog “is currently far more than we can make before dismantling the line for Cybercab expansion around June/July next year.”
To catch up, Musk said Tesla “will add an extra shift to try to get all orders done in time.”
Clearing the Backlog
Tesla announced last week that it will end Cybertruck production around mid-2027 to free up space at Giga Texas for the Cybercab. Musk’s post narrows that down to around June or July.
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A large part of the backlog likely comes from the entry-level Dual Motor AWD trim. Tesla launched it at $59,990 in February before raising the price soon after, and many buyers who ordered at that price are still waiting for their trucks. Estimated delivery dates for new orders had already slipped into 2027 by March.
Musk also explained why Tesla is dropping the Cybertruck despite the backlog. “The biggest thing most people fail to understand is that there are a very limited number of smart, dedicated people!” he wrote.
He said that keeping the Cybertruck going means maintaining a complex production line, supply chain, and engineering team, so “we can’t use those people or factory space and machinery for scaling Cybercab.” Musk called the Cybercab “the vehicle that will PROFOUNDLY transform the world of terrestrial transport!”
In other words, the issue isn’t just demand. Tesla wants its best engineers and factory space focused on the Cybercab.
If you’ve already ordered a Cybertruck, the extra shift should improve your chances of getting it before the line shuts down next summer. If you haven’t, the Premium AWD and Cyberbeast are still available, but with the backlog this large, there’s no telling when new orders may get fulfilled.
