Tesla adds Fort Worth and San Antonio; Waymo grows in five metros

Published November 9, 2026 · By the DockDuty Team (who we are) · How we research and update this · CC BY 4.0

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What changed this week

• Nov 9New cityTesla: Robotaxi rides began in San Antonio at 5 a.m. Central on November 9. Tesla's official Robotaxi account posted just after midnight Central on November 9, "Robotaxi available in San Antonio starting tomorrow, 5am," and confirmed in a reply that it meant Monday. Not a Tesla App reports the rides as unsupervised and the service area as roughly 274 square miles, Tesla's largest at launch. Source: Not a Tesla App, Nov 9, 2026, Tesla's Robotaxi account on X, Tesla's Robotaxi account on X, clarifying Monday
• Nov 9Service areaTesla: Tesla's official Robotaxi account posted "Bigger Austin service area now live" on November 9, with a map of the new zone and no size. Not a Tesla App put the new area at roughly 443 square miles, up from 272 by its count, and the independent Robotaxi Tracker measured about 442. Source: Tesla's Robotaxi account on X, Nov 9, 2026, Not a Tesla App, Nov 9, 2026, Robotaxi Tracker on X, Nov 9, 2026 · Austin on the robotaxi map
• Nov 9FleetTesla and Waymo: An independent tracker of the Texas DMV registry counted 1,285 Waymo and 1,282 Tesla vehicles. TeslaNorth earlier put Tesla at 1,204 registered vehicles in an October 31 snapshot, in an article dated November 1. These are registered vehicles, not cars carrying riders at one time. Source: Drive Tesla Canada, Nov 9, 2026, TeslaNorth, Nov 1, 2026
• Nov 5Service areaWaymo: Riders in Torrance, El Segundo and Manhattan Beach can now hail a Waymo, ABC7 reported. Waymo had announced on October 27 that it was extending Los Angeles service down the coast to the South Bay, part of nearly 250 square miles it said it would add across five metros over the following week. Source: ABC7, Nov 5, 2026, Waymo blog, Oct 27, 2026, Los Angeles Times, Nov 3, 2026 · Los Angeles on the robotaxi map
• Nov 4Service areaWaymo: Waymo's San Diego service now extends north to La Jolla, including Clairemont and University City, LaJolla.com reported on November 4. Waymo had announced the expansion on October 27 as part of nearly 250 square miles it said it would add across five metros over the following week. Source: LaJolla.com, Nov 4, 2026, Los Angeles Times, Nov 3, 2026, Waymo blog, Oct 27, 2026 · San Diego on the robotaxi map
• Nov 4Service areaWaymo: The Road to Autonomy, in a November 4 field report, said its reporters were on the ground the first full day after Waymo expanded its Orlando service area and that they drove the new area. Waymo had announced on October 27 that it would nearly double coverage in the east, including more service downtown, as part of a five-city rollout over the following week. Source: The Road to Autonomy, Nov 4, 2026, Los Angeles Times, Nov 3, 2026, Waymo blog, Oct 27, 2026 · Orlando on the robotaxi map
• Nov 3Service areaWaymo: The Los Angeles Times reported on November 3 that Waymo had added more square miles to its Nashville service area. Waymo had announced on October 27 that riders would be able to travel farther south, including to the zoo, as part of a five-city rollout over the following week. Source: Los Angeles Times, Nov 3, 2026, Waymo blog, Oct 27, 2026 · Nashville on the robotaxi map
• Nov 3Service areaWaymo: The Los Angeles Times reported on November 3 that Waymo had added more square miles to its San Francisco service area, including a new BART connection at Berryessa Station. Waymo had announced that Bay Area expansion on October 27 as part of a five-city rollout over the following week. Source: Los Angeles Times, Nov 3, 2026, robotaxistats, map traced Nov 4, 2026, Waymo blog, Oct 27, 2026 · SF Bay Area on the robotaxi map
• Nov 2New cityTesla: Robotaxi service started in Fort Worth at 6 a.m. on November 2, booked in the Robotaxi app. The area covers downtown and much of the city's north, south and west sides, with limited service in east Fort Worth. Not a Tesla App reports the rides as unsupervised. Source: Fort Worth Report, Nov 2, 2026, Not a Tesla App, Nov 2, 2026 · Dallas-Fort Worth on the robotaxi map, which notes the Fort Worth launch
• Oct 29FleetTexas DMV: The state's latest official report, with data as of October 29, lists 1,259 Waymo, 1,080 Tesla Robotaxi, 344 Avride and 63 Zoox automated vehicles authorized in Texas. Source: TxDMV Company and Vehicle Summary Report

Fleet counts

Every figure, with its full history, is on the robotaxi fleet tracker.

What it means for Cybercab owners

How this report is made

Each item is a service change we could confirm from the operator’s own announcement or a dated news report, linked beside it. Items we could only trace to unverified social posts are left out. Fleet figures come from the robotaxi fleet tracker, where each row says whether it is an official record, an operator’s own figure, an independent tracker or a press report. Metro links go to the US robotaxi map. DockDuty is not affiliated with any operator named here.

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