Tesla expands its robotaxi service to Dallas and Houston after launching in Austin last year and starting to offer rides without safety drivers in January 2026 (Anthony Ha/TechCrunch)

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Tesla's robotaxi service expands beyond Austin to Dallas and Houston, marking a major step in commercializing its autonomous ride-hailing after removing safety drivers in January.

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<a href="https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/18/tesla-brings-its-robotaxi-service-to-dallas-and-houston/"><img align="RIGHT" border="0" hspace="4" src="http://www.techmeme.com/260419/i3.jpg" vspace="4" /></a> <p><a href="http://www.techmeme.com/260419/p3#a260419p3" title="Techmeme permalink"><img height="12" src="http://www.techmeme.com/img/pml.png" style="border: none; padding: 0; margin: 0;" width="11" /></a> Anthony Ha / <a href="http://techcrunch.com/">TechCrunch</a>:<br /> <span style="font-size: 1.3em;"><b><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/18/tesla-brings-its-robotaxi-service-to-dallas-and-houston/">Tesla expands its robotaxi service to Dallas and Houston after launching in Austin last year and starting to offer rides without safety drivers in January 2026</a></b></span>&nbsp; &mdash;&nbsp; Tesla is expanding its robotaxi service to Dallas and Houston, according to a social media post from the company.</p>