Tesla Robotaxi

1. 5

   Regulator-cleared or mass market

   A regulator has cleared it where approval applies: FDA clearance or approval for a medical robot, a permit to run with no one aboard for a self-driving vehicle, or an FAA approval for routine drone flights. Or: Widely sold: sales in the hundreds of thousands, or a product category you can buy in ordinary shops.

2. 4

   Paying customersThis robot

   Delivered to customers who pay for it, beyond a trial, or a paid service the public can use.

   Placed by: Tesla said it launched rides with no monitor aboard in Miami, Orlando and Tampa in July 2026, and widened the unsupervised area in Austin (July 2026); Tesla began some Robotaxi rides in Austin with no safety monitor inside. Electrek saw chase cars with safety monitors following them (22 Jan 2026).

   Held at this stage: Nevada approved driverless paid rides in August 2026, but the service there had not started by October, so the approval doesn't yet describe rides anyone can take. Tesla's paid rides elsewhere put it at stage 4.

3. 3

   Pilot

   Working with a named customer in a real setting, as a trial.

4. 2

   Pre-orders

   Orders, reservations or deposits taken, with nothing delivered yet.

5. 1

   Demo only

   Shown in videos, staged events or a factory, with no units working for customers.

What we couldn't confirm. Tesla does not publish its fleet size or how many cars run without a monitor; Electrek's counts come from a third-party tracker. Current fares were not found. NHTSA's inquiry into the Cybercab is listed on the Cybercab card.