Tesla Robotaxi (Model Y ADS)

Tesla's robotaxi service vehicle, a 2026 Model Y operating with Tesla's Autonomous Driving System (ADS, based on Full Self-Driving) engaged. In Austin, some vehicles operate unsupervised (no in-car safety monitor); in the Bay Area, a safety driver is present as required by California law. A teleoperator can remotely assist/pilot a vehicle at speeds under 10 mph for repositioning. Tesla's purpose-built, steering-wheel-free Cybercab, intended as the dedicated robotaxi vehicle at scale, was expected to begin production around April 2026 (not yet the deployed service vehicle as of early 2026). Maturity: pilot (early commercial service under heavy supervision and scrutiny; not yet at-scale).

Yes. Tesla Robotaxi (Model Y ADS) is independently verified in real-world operation on the DEPLOY registry, confirmed at named deployment sites with primary sources: not a concept, render, or demo-only.

Tesla Robotaxi (Model Y ADS) is made by Tesla, based in Austin, Texas, USA, founded in 2003.

21 verified deployments of Tesla Robotaxi (Model Y ADS) are on the DEPLOY registry, including at San Francisco, California, USA, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, Tampa, Florida, USA.

Tesla Robotaxi (Model Y ADS) is in pilot deployments with named customers and is not yet broadly for sale.

Tesla Robotaxi (Model Y ADS) has 4 regulatory records on the DEPLOY registry: NHTSA investigation (PE25-012), active; NHTSA investigation (PE24-031), active; NHTSA recall (23V-838), recalled and 1 more. See the Regulatory filings section for each agency source.

Tesla Robotaxi (Model Y ADS) runs Tesla FSD-Bot. Each brain assignment is verified at the registry level via primary sources.

On the DEPLOY registry, comparable av robots to Tesla Robotaxi (Model Y ADS) include Waymo Driver (6th gen), Zoox Robotaxi, May Mobility Autonomous Sienna, Ojai.

Tesla Robotaxi (Model Y ADS) and Waymo Driver (6th gen) (Waymo · 52 deployments) are both av robots on the DEPLOY registry. Tesla Robotaxi (Model Y ADS) has 21 verified deployments on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, Tesla Robotaxi (Model Y ADS) ranks in roughly the top 10% of av models tracked by the registry.

Tesla Robotaxi (Model Y ADS) is at the pilot stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Pilot stage means at least one named-customer trial deployment is verified.

Tesla Robotaxi (Model Y ADS) has 80 active incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. 8 recalls and 72 incidents on record (4 catastrophic, 5 critical, 23 serious, 14 moderate, 34 minor). Most recent: Jul 2026. Retracted incidents are excluded from this count.

Tesla launched the Robotaxi service in Austin, Texas on January 22, 2026. The service uses Model Y vehicles with FSD software in supervised mode (safety driver present). The Cybercab, a purpose-built robotaxi with no steering wheel or pedals, will sell for less than $30,000 and is in production since February 2026.