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Tesla Robotaxi opens in Fort Worth, its fourth Texas city
Tesla's Robotaxi service began rides in Fort Worth at 6 a.m. on Nov. 2 across a zone around downtown. The Fort Worth Report took a ride on day one, and Not a Tesla App put the area at about 143 square miles.
Why it matters: Fort Worth is Tesla's first new Robotaxi city in about three months and puts four Texas metros on the service.
Illustration: a Robotaxi service zone around downtown.
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Tesla's Robotaxi service is now picking up riders in Fort Worth. The company's official Robotaxi account posted on Nov. 1 that rides would start at 6 a.m. the next morning, along with a map labeled "Launch geofence." Fort Worth joins Austin, Dallas and Houston as the fourth Texas city on the service.
The map shows one zone centered on downtown. It reaches north toward Saginaw, west past White Settlement and southwest to Benbrook, with its eastern edge near Haltom City and Forest Hill. Tesla does not publish zone sizes, but Not a Tesla App put it at about 143 square miles, which would make it the third largest of Tesla's unsupervised markets after Austin and Houston. The outlet counts seven cities with unsupervised rides now, including Miami, Orlando and Tampa, and calls this the first new city in about three months.
The Fort Worth Report booked a ride on launch day from the Near Southside to a downtown restaurant. The car went down West Rosedale Street, through the hospital district and across Interstate 30, and arrived in about 15 minutes in midday traffic. The paper said the app first canceled the trip, then charged its reporter $8.98 three times for the one ride. It also noted that coverage of east Fort Worth is limited for now.
Riders book through the Tesla Robotaxi app on iOS or Android. Tesla's post did not give a fleet size or local pricing, and it did not say whether the Fort Worth and Dallas zones will connect.
Key facts
- Rides opened at 6 a.m. on Nov. 2, per the Robotaxi account.
- The zone covers about 143 square miles around downtown (Not a Tesla App).
- A launch-day ride took about 15 minutes and cost $8.98 (Fort Worth Report).
How to read it
The launch itself comes straight from Tesla. The zone size and city count are estimates from outside trackers, not Tesla figures. Watch for fleet numbers, local pricing and whether Fort Worth links up with the Dallas zone about 30 miles east.
Independence
Beam42 wrote this note from Tesla's Robotaxi announcement, with independent reporting from the Fort Worth Report and Not a Tesla App. It is not a company release.
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