Tesla is accelerating its autonomous ride-hailing rollout by entering Miami, one of the country’s largest tourist and transit markets. Florida residents can now request a vehicle that arrives with no one inside. This expansion comes just days after Tesla marked the first full year of its Robotaxi service, which began as a pilot in Austin in June 2025.
As noted by longtime Tesla watcher @SawyerMerritt, the driverless service is now live in Miami. An X user going by @unlimited_ls has already shared real-world footage from one of the first rides, confirming the service is fully unsupervised as a Model Y navigates city streets with no driver or safety monitor in the vehicle.
Robotaxi first ride in Miami - @elonmusk @robotaxi @cb_doge @niccruzpatane https://t.co/TrWybDRPsX pic.twitter.com/uLDg6BkMlT
— Unlimited L's (@unlimited_ls) July 3, 2026
Mapping Out the Magic City Grid
Residents and visitors within the active service area can use the official Robotaxi app on iOS or Android to hail a ride. The initial geofence spans roughly 20 square miles, covering many of Miami’s core transit and commercial hubs. Although Miami International Airport lies within the service zone, Tesla vehicles are not yet legally authorized to conduct terminal pick-ups or drop-offs.
This milestone meaningfully extends the network’s geography. Tesla’s previous Robotaxi launch occurred in April, introducing fully unsupervised rides to Dallas and Houston. Miami now becomes the second major market outside Texas. In total, the Robotaxi service spans five operational territories: Miami, Dallas, and Houston run fully unsupervised Model Y vehicles; Austin operates a mix of unsupervised cars and vehicles with safety monitors; and the San Francisco Bay Area remains limited to rides with safety monitors only.
Scaling Up Ahead of FSD V15
The current fleet is composed entirely of Model Y vehicles, but the long-term objective is a transition to a custom robotaxi. The purpose-built Tesla Cybercab has begun public-road testing in Austin without a steering wheel, pedals, or any manual driving controls. Once that model debuts, it is expected to deploy directly into active Robotaxi markets and quickly surpass the Model Y in total numbers.
Robotaxi walk-around after it dropped me off✨ - MIAMI @robotaxi pic.twitter.com/Pvi9Se3uTL
— Unlimited L's (@unlimited_ls) July 3, 2026
Additional regions may follow in the coming months — a plan is already outlined for Phoenix, Arizona, and Tesla has filed permits for 5,000 ride-hailing vehicles in Nevada. However, large-scale expansions are slated to wait for the release of Full Self-Driving version 15, expected later this year or early next year, which will feature 10 times as many parameters as current builds and bring the system closer to true autonomy.
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