Tesla’s Robotaxi network is about to get a major boost. At the 2025 Annual Shareholder Meeting on Thursday, the company identified the next five cities slated to join its autonomous ride-hailing network: Las Vegas, Phoenix, Dallas, Houston, and Miami.
The new locations are part of Tesla’s aggressive expansion plans, building on the current deployments in Austin and the Bay Area, and on months of behind-the-scenes work to receive the necessary approvals to launch.
The announcement also included a key operational milestone—Austin will transition to fully driverless Robotaxi service with no onboard safety operators before the end of the year.
Elon Musk has previously said the removal of safety operators will be limited to certain areas of the Robotaxi geofence in Austin.
Why These Five Cities?
The selection of Las Vegas, Phoenix, Dallas, Houston, and Miami is not random. Tesla has been laying groundwork in these regions for nearly a year:
- Las Vegas has been a hub for autonomous services due to predictable weather and strong city-level support for mobility innovation. It also aligns with Tesla’s existing presence in the Vegas Loop, where autonomous Teslas already transport passengers underground.
- Phoenix has become the testing capital for robo-mobility, hosting multiple AV programs and offering one of the most permissive regulatory climates in the country.
- Dallas and Houston provide sprawling urban environments with extensive highway networks—an ideal proving ground for Tesla’s higher-speed autonomy strengths.
- Miami brings a growing EV market, a strong tourism base, and supportive municipal leadership that has previously collaborated with companies piloting emerging transportation tech.
With these five new cities set to join the network and Austin preparing for fully driverless operations, Tesla’s Robotaxi rollout is rapidly shifting from concept to commercial reality. As more cities come online in 2026, Tesla’s autonomous ride-hailing ambitions may finally be entering the scale phase the company has been promising for years.
Supporting this expansion, Musk said earlier this week that the robotaxi fleet will grow to around 1,500 vehicles by the end of the year.
