Come with me on the First Unsupervised Tesla Robotaxi Ride! 22 January 2026 in Austin, Texas!

Today was another major milestone day for Tesla as public rides in Robotaxi's that are unsupervised, meaning no driver, safety monitor or any other human input to the vehicle and the entire ride is conducted autonomously!

Back on 22 June 2025, Tesla rolled out the new Robotaxi Service in a relatively small service area in Austin, Texas and about a dozen people (me included) got the opportunity to try out this new service first hand!

In the ensuing months, the service area has expanded, the ability to hail rides expanded to the entire public and some vehicles have been added to the fleet. However, the most important milestone has always been when could Tesla roll out unsupervised rides. This is the key to scaling the service to many more states, cities and eventually, world-wide.

Today. 22 January 2026, is that day. Initially, a portion of the fleet will be unsupervised while Tesla uses Chase cars to ensure safety and collect additional data. Over a period of time, the unsupervised fleet will grow, the chase cars will be no longer needed, and the service will scale much faster than it has in the first 7 months of the program.

I am glad to be able to share this experience with you as one of the very first to get this opportunity!

As Telsa has said, the future arrives slowly at first, then all at once. Its is a truly exciting time to be alive!