Tesla lands approval for Robotaxi operation in third U.S. state

Tesla has formally opened Robotaxi entry to everybody and everybody, however there may be one catch: you must have an iPhone.

Tesla’s Robotaxi service in Austin and its ride-hailing service within the Bay Space have been each formally launched to the general public as we speak, giving anybody utilizing the iOS platform the power to easily obtain the app and put it to use for a trip in both of these areas.

It has been in operation for a number of months: it launched in Austin in late June and within the Bay Space a couple of month later. In Austin, there may be no person within the driver’s seat until the route takes you on the freeway.

Within the Bay Space, there may be somebody within the driver’s seat always.

The platform was initially launched to those that have been particularly invited to Austin to strive it out.

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Slowly, Tesla launched the platform to extra individuals, hoping to increase the variety of rides and get extra beneficial information on its efficiency in each areas to assist native regulatory companies loosen up among the constraints that have been positioned on it.

Moreover, Tesla had its personal in-house restrictions, just like the presence of Security Screens within the autos. Nonetheless, CEO Elon Musk has maintained that these displays have been current for security causes particularly, however revealed the plan was to take away them by the tip of the yr.

Now, Tesla is opening up Robotaxi to anybody who needs to strive it, as many individuals reported as we speak that they have been capable of entry the app and instantly fetch a trip in the event that they have been within the space.

We additionally confirmed it ourselves, because it was proven that we may seize a trip within the Bay Space if we wished to:

? Tesla Robotaxi ride-hailing Service in Austin and the Bay Space has opened up for anybody on iOS

Go obtain the app and, in the event you’re within the space, hail a trip from Robotaxi pic.twitter.com/1CgzG0xk1J

— TESLARATI (@Teslarati) November 18, 2025

The launch of a extra public Robotaxi community that enables anybody to entry it appears to be a critical transfer of confidence by Tesla, as it’s now not confining the service to influencers who’re handpicked by the corporate.

Within the coming weeks, we count on Tesla to then rid these autos of the Security Screens as Musk predicted. If it might probably come by way of on that by the tip of the yr, the six-month interval the place Tesla went from launching Robotaxi to enabling driverless rides is extremely spectacular.