Tesla Robotaxi trialed
- A Tesla Robotaxi reportedly ran an unsupervised ride in Dallas covering 2.25 miles in seven minutes. - The trip cost $6.15, about 56% cheaper than a reported Waymo ride priced at $13.93. - The social post showing the short Dallas Robotaxi run highlights price competition between robotaxi services. (x.com)
Tesla riders in Dallas are posting short, driverless trips that suggest the company has begun real-world Robotaxi service in the city, not just test drives. (electrek.co) Tesla said on April 18 that Robotaxi was “now rolling out in Dallas & Houston,” and videos tied to the launch showed Model Y vehicles operating with no one in either front seat. Reuters reported the expansion as Tesla’s next U.S. rollout after Austin. (electrek.co) (msn.com) One Dallas rider posted a 2.25-mile trip that lasted seven minutes and cost $6.15 in the Tesla app. A screenshot in the same post showed a Waymo quote of $13.93 for the same route, a gap of about 56%. (x.com) (teslaoracle.com) Tesla’s own support pages still say Robotaxi is available in limited areas of Austin, and they describe pricing as an introductory fare plus taxes and fees that can change. That mismatch suggests Tesla’s Dallas launch moved faster than its public help pages were updated. (tesla.com 1) (tesla.com 2) Dallas is now one of the few U.S. cities where Tesla and Waymo are both trying to put paid autonomous rides in front of regular riders. Waymo announced Dallas in July 2025 and said in February 2026 that Dallas was part of a broader push into more than 20 cities. (waymo.com 1) (waymo.com 2) Waymo’s Dallas service was already live by late February, according to Axios and local Dallas coverage. Avis Budget Group said last year it would handle fleet operations for Waymo in Dallas while Waymo kept responsibility for the driving system itself. (axios.com) (avisbudgetgroup.com) Tesla and Waymo are using different hardware bets on the same problem. Tesla relies mainly on cameras and its Full Self-Driving software, while Waymo’s Jaguars carry roof-mounted lidar and other sensors that measure distance with lasers. (motortrend.com) (waymo.com) The Dallas posts do not settle the bigger questions about scale, safety, or wait times. They do show that in April 2026, Tesla’s Robotaxi push in Dallas is no longer only a promise on a launch slide or a sign-up page. (tesla.com) (electrek.co)
