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You can ride a robotaxi in 16 US metro areas today. Waymo is open to everyone in 11 of them, is still letting riders in gradually in Denver and Las Vegas, and runs only on Uber in Austin and Atlanta. Tesla Robotaxi lists eight cities in Texas and Florida, and Zoox carries the public in Las Vegas. Search for your city below.
| City | Waymo | Tesla Robotaxi | Zoox |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta, GA | On Uber | Not offered | Not offered |
| Austin, TX | On Uber | Open to all | Not offered |
| Dallas, TX | Open to all | Open to all | Not offered |
| Denver, CO | Adding riders | Not offered | Not offeredWaymo's FAQ lists Denver as open to anyone; its service-area page still says it is gradually adding riders. |
| Fort Worth, TX | Not offered | Open to all | Not offered |
| Houston, TX | Open to all | Open to all | Not offered |
| Las Vegas, NV | Adding riders | Permit only | Open to all |
| Los Angeles, CA | Open to all | Not offered | Not offered |
| Miami, FL | Open to all | Open to all | Not offered |
| Nashville, TN | Open to all, also on Lyft | Not offered | Not offered |
| Orlando, FL | Open to all | Open to all | Not offered |
| Phoenix, AZ | Open to all | Not offered | Not offered |
| San Antonio, TX | Open to all | Open to all | Not offered |
| San Diego, CA | Open to all | Not offered | Not offered |
| San Francisco Bay Area, CA | Open to all | With a driver | Waitlist |
| Tampa, FL | Open to all | Open to all | Not offered |
| Boston, MA | Testing | Not offered | Not offered |
| Chicago, IL | Testing | Not offered | Not offered |
| New York, NY | Test permit expired | Not offered | Not offered |
| Seattle, WA | Mapping only | Not offered | Not offered |
| Washington, DC | Waiting on a law | Not offered | Not offered |
"Open to all": anyone can download the app and ride. "Adding riders": you sign up and the company lets you in when it's your turn. "On Uber": book in the Uber app. "With a driver": a person sits in the driver's seat. Statuses from each company's own pages, regulators and reporting. Checked Nov 11, 2026
What each status means for a visitor
- Open to all: download the app, add a card, and you can ride the same day inside the service area.
- Adding riders: sign up in the app before your trip. Waymo says it lets people in from its list over time, so a weekend visit may be too short to get in. See how waitlists work.
- On Uber (or Lyft): you can't pick a robotaxi directly. Opt in to autonomous rides in your Uber settings and you may be matched with a Waymo. See Waymo on Uber.
- With a driver: Tesla's Bay Area service is a chauffeured ride, not a driverless one, under California rules.
Every robotaxi covers only part of its metro. Waymo, Tesla and Zoox all draw a service area, and both your pickup and your destination have to fall inside it. Most don't use freeways everywhere, and only some airports are included; see robotaxi airport pickups.
Coming next
Waymo lists many more places it's driving, from Sacramento and Portland to Philadelphia, London and Tokyo, but driving there means testing or mapping, not public rides. We have pages for the five cities people ask about most: New York, Washington, DC, Chicago, Boston and Seattle. For dates, see the robotaxi launch timeline.
Questions riders ask
Which cities have robotaxis?
As of November 11, 2026, Waymo runs in Phoenix, the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, San Diego, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, Miami, Orlando, Tampa and Nashville, is letting riders in gradually in Denver and Las Vegas, and runs on Uber in Austin and Atlanta. Tesla lists Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, Miami, Orlando, San Antonio and Tampa. Zoox runs in Las Vegas and has a San Francisco waitlist.
Which robotaxi city has the most options?
Austin, Dallas, Houston, Miami, Orlando, San Antonio and Tampa each have both Waymo and Tesla Robotaxi. Las Vegas has Zoox and Waymo, though Waymo is still adding riders there.
Is there a robotaxi in New York?
No. NYC DOT lists Waymo's testing permit as active through March 31, 2026 for eight vehicles with safety drivers, and no company offers public rides in the city.
Sources
- Waymo Rides Now Available on the Lyft App in Nashville (Sept. 9, 2026), Lyft Operator, checked Nov 11, 2026
- Robotaxi, Tesla Operator, checked Nov 11, 2026
- Atlanta: The Future is Here with Waymo and Uber (June 24, 2025), Uber Newsroom Operator, checked Nov 11, 2026
- Waymo FAQ, Waymo Operator, checked Nov 11, 2026
- Ride with Waymo: where Waymo is driving, Waymo Operator, checked Nov 11, 2026
- Service areas, Waymo Help Operator, checked Nov 11, 2026
- Announcements, Waymo Help Operator, checked Nov 11, 2026
- Zoox: Las Vegas, Zoox Operator, checked Nov 11, 2026
- Get support: rider FAQ, Zoox Operator, checked Nov 11, 2026
- Tesla Robotaxi, LLC AVNC Permit 002 (July 27, 2026), Nevada Transportation Authority Regulator or airport, checked Nov 11, 2026
- Autonomous Vehicles in New York City, NYC Department of Transportation Regulator or airport, checked Nov 11, 2026
- Autonomous Vehicle Testing Permit, Seattle Department of Transportation Regulator or airport, checked Nov 11, 2026
- California regulator confirms Tesla is 'not operating an autonomous vehicle service' (Mar. 25, 2026), Electrek News report, checked Nov 11, 2026
- Waymo returns to Boston for vehicle training (Feb. 5, 2026), The Boston Globe News report, checked Nov 11, 2026
- Waymo is now in Chicago and Charlotte, The Verge News report, checked Nov 11, 2026
- Robotaxi bill appears dead on arrival at D.C. Council committee (Nov. 11, 2026), The Washington Post News report, checked Nov 11, 2026
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