Tesla expands unsupervised ‘Robotaxi’ area in Austin with only a handful of cars
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<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/10/Tesla-Robotaxi-hero.png?w=1600" /></div><p>Tesla has expanded the geofence for its unsupervised “Robotaxi” service in Austin, Texas, growing the area where vehicles can operate without a safety monitor inside the car.</p> <p>But social media sightings indicate that only a handful of vehicles — somewhere between 4 and 8 Model Ys — are actually running without a human safety monitor. And even those still operate under remote supervision from Tesla.</p> <a class="more-link" href="https://electrek.co/2026/03/31/tesla-expands-unsupervised-robotaxi-service-area-still-only-handful-vehicles/#more-461865">more…</a>
<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/10/Tesla-Robotaxi-hero.png?w=1600" /></div><p>Tesla has expanded the geofence for its unsupervised “Robotaxi” service in Austin, Texas, growing the area where vehicles can operate without a safety monitor inside the car.</p>
<p>But social media sightings indicate that only a handful of vehicles — somewhere between 4 and 8 Model Ys — are actually running without a human safety monitor. And even those still operate under remote supervision from Tesla.</p>
<a class="more-link" href="https://electrek.co/2026/03/31/tesla-expands-unsupervised-robotaxi-service-area-still-only-handful-vehicles/#more-461865">more…</a>