Overview
- Tesla’s Robotaxi account posted a larger Houston service map Monday that covers much of the 610 Loop and central neighborhoods and uses a rocket-shaped boundary.
- Riders inside the new boundary can request unsupervised Model Y robotaxi trips through the Robotaxi app without a human in the front seat.
- Tesla CEO Elon Musk posted about the map on X and wrote, “I swear it’s just a coincidence,” after observers noted the rocket shape.
- Purpose-built, steering-wheel-free Cybercabs have been seen staging and testing in Houston lots but remain available to the public only in Austin at this time.
- The expansion fits Tesla’s step-by-step geofence strategy and comes as other companies such as Waymo already run or test fully driverless services in Houston, raising regulatory and transit-access questions for the city.