Driverless Tesla Robotaxis Roll Out in More Texas Cities

Self-driving vehicles are becoming more common, not just in Texas but everywhere. But we will now see more of the driverless robotaxi services on Texas roads. Tesla has decided to expand their driverless robotaxi services from Austin to two new Texas cities.

Tesla Expands Robotaxi Service in Texas

According to MySA, the Tesla robotaxis are now in Dallas and Houston. The announcement was made in a video posted on social media video on the Tesla Robotaxi page on X. Beyond Austin, Houston, and Dallas the Tesla robotaxi service is available in the Silicon Valley region of California, though those vehicles still include human drivers

READ MORE: What It’s Like to Ride the New Robotaxis in Texas

Safety Concerns Around Autonomous Vehicles

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Austin’s Experience With AV Technology

Autonomous vehicle technology is a huge hit in Austin, the city has its own AV dashboard that was created in 2023. So far the dashboard has recorded 258 incidents involving AV vehicles from five different companies including Tesla.

Other vehicle manufacturers are working toward offering their own AV vehicles, including Volkswagen and Hyundai.

How do you feel about these AV vehicles expanding in Texas? Would you want to buy one, or does the idea of an AV vehicle make you nervous? I’d love to hear your thoughts. You can always email me at billy.jenkins@townsquaremedia.com.