Overview
- Tesla announced on Monday that its driverless Robotaxi service would begin in San Antonio with first rides scheduled at 5 a.m. local time.
- The company published a launch geofence of about 274–275 square miles, the largest day‑one map it has posted for Robotaxi.
- Independent trackers reported no Tesla sightings in San Antonio by the morning of the announcement and past checks show Tesla’s advertised polygons often overstate the areas that actually accept pickups and drop‑offs.
- Tesla has not disclosed essential details such as how many vehicles will serve San Antonio, what hours the service will run, which addresses are bookable, or whether airport pickups will be available despite the airport sitting inside the published polygon.
- The expansion adds San Antonio as Tesla’s eighth Robotaxi city and highlights a gap with competitors: Waymo runs far more driverless vehicles nationally and operates a much smaller but verifiable service area in San Antonio.