Tesla launches ‘Robotaxi’ in Houston and Dallas with tiny geofences

April 18, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Fred Lambert
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<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/04/Tesla-Robotaxi-Houston-and-Dallas-expansion.jpeg?quality=82&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1600" /></div><p>Tesla announced today that its “Robotaxi” service is now rolling out in Dallas and Houston, marking the company’s first expansion beyond Austin and San Francisco. The company shared maps of the two new service areas, which appear to cover small slices of each city.</p> <p>The Houston geofence covers approximately 25 square miles, according to early user analysis of the maps, while the Dallas zone appears to center around the Highland Park area. For context, Tesla’s Austin geofence has grown to roughly 245 square miles after months of gradual expansion — but that took nearly a year to reach from an initial 20-square-mile footprint.</p> <a class="more-link" href="https://electrek.co/2026/04/18/tesla-robotaxi-launches-dallas-houston-small-geofences/#more-464036">more…</a>

<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/04/Tesla-Robotaxi-Houston-and-Dallas-expansion.jpeg?quality=82&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1600" /></div><p>Tesla announced today that its “Robotaxi” service is now rolling out in Dallas and Houston, marking the company’s first expansion beyond Austin and San Francisco. The company shared maps of the two new service areas, which appear to cover small slices of each city.</p>

<p>The Houston geofence covers approximately 25 square miles, according to early user analysis of the maps, while the Dallas zone appears to center around the Highland Park area. For context, Tesla’s Austin geofence has grown to roughly 245 square miles after months of gradual expansion — but that took nearly a year to reach from an initial 20-square-mile footprint.</p>

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