Austin, TX · The proving ground

Austin started the robotaxi era. Own a piece of it — from Austin.

Driverless Teslas have been carrying paying passengers in Austin since June 2025 — the first market, the biggest zone expansions, the deepest public record of what a robotaxi fleet actually does all day. If you live with robotaxis daily and want to be on the ownership side of them, this page is the honest version of how that works with DockDuty today.

The honest status: no Austin depot yet

Where DockDuty stands · July 2026

Depot #1 opens in Greater Orlando in Q3 2026 with 50 founding stalls — the same metro where Tesla's robotaxi service went live on July 21.

Our published roadmap is Florida-first: Miami breaks ground when Orlando is ~80% reserved, Tampa follows. From there we expand wherever the Cybercab market opens — and no US metro has proven that market harder, or longer, than Austin.

Where we build after Florida is shaped by demand we can point to. That's exactly what the list at the bottom of this page is.

You don't have to wait for an Austin dock

DockDuty is an own-from-anywhere platform, and the reservation attaches to the network, not to one city:

Want the money math first? Run the Cybercab earnings calculator — set your assumptions, see the full fee breakdown, and have your exact scenario emailed to you. Projections, not guarantees: nobody has fleet-scale Cybercab earnings history yet, including us.

The Austin list

Where we build after Florida is a demand question, and this list is the demand. Join it and two things happen: you get one email if a Texas depot moves from roadmap to real, and your interest is counted when we pick the next metro. No newsletter, no drip.

Already sure? You can skip the list and reserve a network stall now — elect Austin as your preferred market in the flow.

Why Austin matters to a depot company

Every robotaxi on the road needs the same things between rides: charging, cleaning, inspection, and a place to wait that isn't a curb. Austin has run that experiment in public longer than anywhere in America — and it's exactly the operational layer DockDuty exists to run for individual owners. We wrote the primer: what a robotaxi depot actually does, and the analysis of Tesla's Orlando launch in our own depot metro.

One thing Austin buyers should know: today's Austin robotaxis are Tesla's own fleet. The Cybercab — the car individual owners will put on the network — is still in testing, with no public order book yet. That's the window: how to be ready on day one.

Frequently asked questions

Is there a DockDuty depot in Austin?

Not yet — and we won't pretend otherwise. Depot #1 opens in Greater Orlando in Q3 2026, and our published roadmap is Florida-first. From there we expand wherever the Cybercab market opens — and registering Austin interest directly shapes where we build next.

Can I own a Cybercab from Austin before an Austin depot exists?

Yes — that's the point of own-from-anywhere. Your reservation attaches to the DockDuty network, not to one city. Your car earns at the Greater Orlando depot while you watch from Austin, and you can elect Austin, TX as your preferred market in the reservation flow.

How much could a Cybercab make?

Nobody has fleet-scale Cybercab earnings history yet — including us — so treat every number anyone quotes as a projection. The earnings calculator shows the full fee math for your assumptions and can email you your exact scenario.

Austin proved the cars. Now own one.

Reserve a network stall for $450 — fully refundable until your Cybercab is onboarded, credited in full against the $1,000 onboarding fee. Elect Austin as your preferred market in the flow.

Own from anywhere — the car earns at the depot. You don't have to live in Florida, or even in the US.