Tesla Robotaxi 24/7 now applies in every city where the company offers the service. The official Robotaxi account posted the change Wednesday night: “Robotaxi now runs 24/7 / Every city we’re available in.” Elon Musk quoted the post about 40 minutes later: “Robotaxi works 168 hours a week.”
That closes the overnight gap Tesla officially set on October 29, when it moved operating hours to 6am to 2am, a 20-hour window. Wednesday’s post is the first time Tesla has said the service runs all day, and it applies to every city on the current list, not just one market.
Tesla’s Robotaxi site lists eight U.S. cities: Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, Miami, Orlando, San Antonio and Tampa. The hours post does not name those cities. The eight-city list comes from Tesla’s site. Rides are booked in the Tesla Robotaxi app for iPhone and Android.
Tesla Robotaxi 24/7 closed the overnight gap
Tesla has been lengthening the day in public updates rather than jumping straight to 24/7. On October 12, the Robotaxi account said hours were 6am to 11pm. On October 29, they became 6am to 2am, posted alongside a rear-view camera feed, trip sharing and Calm Mode in the app.
The 24/7 move also arrives ahead of a target Tesla set in October. On the company’s third-quarter webcast, Ashok Elluswamy, who leads Autopilot and AI software, said Tesla hoped to unlock round-the-clock operation and higher-speed roads by the end of 2026. We covered that target in our FSD V15 explainer. Wednesday’s announcement is the hours part of that line. Tesla did not say anything about higher-speed roads, new service boundaries or additional cities.
Tesla opened San Antonio on November 9 with a 5am start, an hour earlier than the 6am time in the October hours post. Tesla never posted a later network-wide change to 5am, so the last official schedule before 24/7 remains the October 29 window of 6am to 2am.
San Antonio made it eight cities
Fort Worth opened on November 2 as Tesla’s seventh Robotaxi city, after Austin, Dallas, Houston, Miami, Orlando and Tampa. We covered that launch, including the Fort Worth map and the 6am-to-2am hours then in effect.
San Antonio followed a week later. Tesla posted on November 8: “Robotaxi available in San Antonio starting tomorrow, 5am.” Service started November 9. Tesla’s site now lists all eight cities, and Wednesday’s hours change covers each of them.
In October, Tesla named four coming-soon markets: Las Vegas, Jacksonville, Phoenix and San Antonio. San Antonio has launched. Tesla has not given dates for the other three.
The Robotaxi site says the fleet is Model Y and Cybercab vehicles. The video attached to the 24/7 post shows a Cybercab. Austin is the city where Tesla has offered Cybercab rides. This announcement does not say whether Cybercab service has reached the other cities.
Service is still limited to each city’s zone
Riders still have to start and finish inside Tesla’s service area, and a car has to be available. Tesla did not publish overnight fleet size, wait times or fares, and it did not say anything about safety monitors or remote support at night. In our Fort Worth coverage, reporting from that launch and Tesla’s other Texas markets described the rides as unsupervised. Wednesday’s post does not revisit that.
Tesla’s Robotaxi page does not list the Bay Area among the eight cities, and the 24/7 post does not say whether any separate service there changed.
If you want a late-night or early-morning ride, open the Robotaxi app and check whether your pickup and drop-off are in the zone and a car is free.
FAQ
Does Tesla Robotaxi now run 24/7 in every city?
Tesla says the new hours apply in every city where Robotaxi is available. Its Robotaxi site lists Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, Miami, Orlando, San Antonio and Tampa. The hours post itself does not name the cities. Tesla has not said the change covers any market that is not on that list.
What were Robotaxi hours before this?
Tesla’s last official schedule, posted October 29, was 6am to 2am. Earlier in October, hours were 6am to 11pm. San Antonio’s November 9 launch started at 5am, but Tesla did not post a network-wide 5am update before it went to 24/7.
How do I book a ride, and where does it run?
Rides are booked in the Tesla Robotaxi app. Pickup and drop-off both need to be inside the local service area, and a vehicle has to be available. Tesla did not announce new city maps, highway access or added cities in the 24/7 post.