Tesla's Austin robotaxi zone is growing to more than 12 times its original size

Tesla announced that its unsupervised robotaxi service now covers the entire Austin metro area, a significant expansion of the geographic zone in which its autonomous vehicles can operate without a human safety monitor.

Confirmation came via a post on Tesla's official Robotaxi X account, which announced that unsupervised vehicles would now be permitted to operate across the full metro. Previously, unsupervised Tesla vehicles were restricted to a small portion of South Austin, according to Electrek. Each successive phase of the rollout has approximately doubled the zone's footprint, with the boundary expanding in several stages since the program began.

The fleet serving the expanded zone, however, remains small. After reaching a cumulative high of 25 vehicles in late April, the number of unsupervised cars on Austin roads has since fallen to around 20.

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