Robotaxi Atlas

Areas are approximate, traced Oct 13, 2026 from operators' published maps. The app has the exact boundary. The white line is a sample trip on real streets.
Approximate areas. Check the app. © OpenStreetMap

Can I ride a robotaxi in Dallas?

Tesla Robotaxi has run public driverless rides here since Apr 18, 2026. Waymo followed on Aug 4, 2026. Neither serves Dallas Love Field yet.

Status
Driverless
Operators
Tesla Robotaxi, Waymo
Book in
Each operator's own app
Last checked

Operators in Dallas

  • Tesla Robotaxi
    Driverless

    Since Apr 18, 2026: public rides rolled out, announced by Tesla's @robotaxi account. Book in: Tesla Robotaxi app.

    Ages: 18 and older to book or ride alone. Riders aged 8 to 17 can take a Model Y Robotaxi with an adult, never alone. Cybercab rides are for ages 13 and up with an adult, and no one under 8 can ride.

  • Waymo
    Driverless

    Since Aug 4, 2026: open to all riders, after an invite rollout that began Feb 24, 2026. Book in: Waymo app. Service area about 50 sq mi.

    Ages: 18 and older to ride alone, with no teen accounts offered here.

  • Avride
    Safety driver

    Since Dec 3, 2025: rides launched on Uber, with a specialist on board. Book in: Uber app. Service area about 9 sq mi.

  • Zoox
    TestingReported

    Since Mar 9, 2026: testing announced. Book in: Zoox app.

  • Mobileye
    AnnouncedReported

    Plans only. Book in: Lyft app.

Where the cars go

Waymo covers about 50 sq mi of central Dallas. Northwest Highway near University Park is the north edge, and the zone runs south past Downtown to the Bishop Arts District and parts of South Dallas. The outline follows Waymo's own published map, and rides stay off freeways. Dallas Love Field sees fully autonomous testing at the terminals, but riders can't use it yet, and Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport is not on Waymo's list.

Tesla's trapezoid is smaller and sits further north. As traced from reports, it runs from Downtown up through Oak Lawn, Highland Park and University Park to Bluffview, with Love Field on its west edge and Lower Greenville on the east, about 31 sq mi. Not a Tesla App reported a westward push toward Irving to about 81 sq mi, but a later roundup from the same outlet still gave 31. Avride is the tightest of the three: about 9 sq mi of Downtown, Deep Ellum, Uptown and Turtle Creek, north to about Lemmon Ave.

What to know in Dallas

Dallas has the busiest field in Texas. Tesla and Waymo both run driverless, Avride runs with an on-board specialist behind the wheel on Uber, Zoox is testing and mapping (reported by Electrek), and Lyft has said Mobileye-powered cars owned by Marubeni would launch 'as soon as 2026', with no launch found. Unlike Austin, Waymo here uses its own app: it began inviting riders on Feb 24, 2026 and opened to everyone on Aug 4, 2026.

Avride's record is part of the local story. NHTSA opened a preliminary evaluation in May 2026 after 16 crashes involving Avride vehicles, mostly in Dallas. Tesla's Apr 18, 2026 rollout came with launch videos showing no one in the front seats, though it is unclear whether the whole fleet is unsupervised. Texas now requires a TxDMV authorization for commercial automated vehicles, as the Texas rules page explains.

What a ride costs

  • Tesla Robotaxi and WaymoNeither publishes a rate for Dallas. The app shows the price before you book.

Airports

  • DALDallas Love Field

    Waymo: Testing. Fully autonomous testing at the terminals. Waymo says it will serve travelers 'soon'.

  • DFWDallas/Fort Worth International Airport

    Waymo: Not served. Not on Waymo's airport list.

How to ride in Dallas

Tesla Robotaxi

Book in the Tesla Robotaxi app.

Waymo

Book in the Waymo app.

In each app, set your pickup and drop-off inside the service area. You see the price before you confirm.

Step-by-step guide to riding a robotaxi

Rules that apply here

  • Texas rules: Under SB 2807 (2025), companies running commercial automated vehicles in Texas must hold an active TxDMV authorization. The rule applies from May 28, 2026, and TxDMV announced enforcement on Jun 2, 2026.

Timeline

  1. Waymo opens Dallas to all riders. Love Field service is coming 'soon'. Source
  2. NHTSA opens a preliminary evaluation of Avride after 16 crashes in Dallas and Austin. Source
  3. Tesla rolls out Robotaxi in Dallas and Houston with unsupervised cars. Source
  4. Zoox expands testing to Phoenix and Dallas. Reported. Source
  5. Waymo starts welcoming riders in Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and Orlando. Source
  6. Avride robotaxis with a specialist on board launched on Uber in Dallas. Source

Dallas robotaxi questions

Can I take a Waymo from Dallas Love Field?

Waymo is running fully autonomous tests at the Dallas Love Field terminals and says it will serve travelers 'soon'. Public pickups there haven't started.

Is Avride in Dallas driverless?

Avride robotaxis in Dallas carry an on-board specialist behind the wheel, so they aren't driverless. Uber riders requesting UberX, Uber Comfort or Comfort Electric may be matched with one at no additional cost.

Is Waymo in Dallas booked through Uber?

Waymo in Dallas runs in its own app, not Uber's, and anyone there has been able to ride since Aug 4, 2026.

Does Waymo use freeways in Dallas?

Dallas Waymo rides stay on surface streets. Waymo said on Aug 4, 2026 that fully autonomous freeway testing there would begin 'soon', and it had given no rider timetable as of Sep 24, 2026.

Is Tesla Robotaxi in Dallas unsupervised?

Tesla's Dallas launch videos showed no one in the front seats. Whether every Tesla Robotaxi in Dallas runs without a monitor is still unclear.

Sources

  1. Not a Tesla App: Tesla Launches Unsupervised Robotaxi Service in Dallas and Houston, Apr 18, 2026
  2. Teslarati: Tesla expands Unsupervised Robotaxi service to two new cities, Apr 18, 2026
  3. Tesla: Robotaxi Rider Rules
  4. Waymo Help Center: Service areas - Waymo Help
  5. Waymo: Dallas open to all riders, Aug 4, 2026
  6. Dallas Innovates: The waitlist is over, Aug 5, 2026
  7. Axios Houston: Waymo introduces autonomous rides in Houston, Feb 24, 2026
  8. Uber Newsroom: Avride on Uber, Dec 3, 2025
  9. TechCrunch: Uber partner Avride is under investigation for self-driving crashes, May 8, 2026
  10. Electrek: Zoox expands robotaxi testing to Phoenix and Dallas as autonomous miles surpass 1 million, Mar 9, 2026
  11. TechCrunch: Lyft to launch Mobileye-powered robotaxis as soon as 2026, starting with Dallas, Feb 10, 2025

"Reported" means one news report that the operator or a regulator hasn't confirmed yet.

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