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Robotaxis in Austin

Austin has driverless from Waymo and Tesla. Their guide first. We do not book.

Tesla's support page lists Model Y and Cybercab in the fleet and says the app assigns the vehicle by availability. Dated reporting from September 2026 places Cybercab rides in limited parts of Austin. Confirm the vehicle and map in the app.

Waymo (inside Uber) and Tesla Robotaxi carry riders, including Cybercab in limited parts of Austin. Zoox is on the road here but not a public hail.

Waymo · Tesla Robotaxi · Cybercab

Waymo's airport page lists no Austin airport, and Tesla's support page names no airport pickup.

Who hails: checked yesterday. How-to details checked 8 days ago, may be out of date. A ride is about 30 minutes, not a car for the day. A few hops inside the geofence can beat a rental day once parking and charging count. Many hops and the rental wins. Each app shows its price before you confirm. Waymo: Price shown in app. Tesla Robotaxi: Price shown in app. None of these are ours to promise.

A rental wins Wimberley, Dripping Springs, the Hill Country loops, and any morning with a flight to catch.

Group, kids, pets, airport
How many of you
Kid under 8
This group can ride. Waymo and Zoox: four seats. Tesla Cybercab: two. Confirm the vehicle in the app.

Pets · Service animals ride with every operator here. Pets do not. Zoox also turns away emotional support animals.

Waymo's airport page lists no Austin airport, and Tesla's support page names no airport pickup. Check the app for a live pickup pin before you count on it. Otherwise a rideshare or the rental counter.

Years later · FSD-class lease peek

After the hail

Own the FSD-class car

If unsupervised rides clicked, estimate a monthly Tesla lease in Austin. Numbers are payment floors · FSD (Supervised) is a Tesla software option, not inside these estimates.

Estimates as of Oct 29 · Austin when we have a local mid · not a quote · Keep the class in Garage, or open Lease.

Open Garage · Your lease

Need Hill Country · Drive

Who hails: checked yesterday · confirm in their app

Who hails, by city
CityWaymoTeslaZooxAvride
DallasLiveLive·Live
AustinLiveLiveWait·
Los AngelesLive·Wait·
San FranciscoLive·Live·
San DiegoLive···
PhoenixLiveSoon··
Las VegasLiveSoonLive·
DenverLive···
SeattleWait···
MiamiLiveLiveWait·

Who hails: checked yesterday. Hail is live. Wait is on the road, not a public hail. A middot is nobody yet. Tap a cell for that city how-to.

Full guide · airport, geofence, fares

Yes · Waymo (inside Uber) and Tesla Robotaxi carry riders, including Cybercab in limited parts of Austin. Zoox is on the road here but not a public hail.

Who serves riders here

WaymoWaymo app (iOS and Android).Through the Uber app. Turn on the Waymo preference under Ride Preferences, Autonomous Vehicles, then request UberX, Uber Green, Uber Comfort or Uber Comfort Electric inside Waymo's area. If matched, tap Accept ride and unlock the car in the Uber app.App Store ↗Google Play ↗waymo.com ↗The Waymo first-ride guide →
Tesla Robotaxi · CybercabTesla Robotaxi app (iOS and Android), signed in with a Tesla Account. It is separate from the Tesla car app.Tesla's support page lists limited areas of Austin. Dated reporting from September 2026 places Cybercab rides in parts of Austin; the app assigns Model Y or Cybercab by availability. Confirm the car and map in the app.App Store ↗Google Play ↗tesla.com ↗The Tesla Robotaxi first-ride guide →

Also on the road, not hailable. Zoox lists Austin as on the way on zoox.com/where-to-ride, not live. That is not a ride you can book yet.

The airport leg

AUS · Austin-Bergstrom · check the appWaymo's airport page lists no Austin airport, and Tesla's support page names no airport pickup. Check the app for a live pickup pin before you count on it. Otherwise a rideshare or the rental counter.

Where the geofence ends

Tesla covers the Austin metro, not just downtown. Waymo and Zoox still end at the city. The Hill Country and Wimberley stay outside. Airport curb is not a published pickup.

What a ride costs

How-to details checked 8 days ago, may be out of date. Waymo: Price shown in app. Tesla Robotaxi: Price shown in app. The app quote wins.

Where a rental still wins

Wimberley, Dripping Springs, the Hill Country loops, and any morning with a flight to catch.

Who hails was checked Oct 29 against the operators' own city lists; how-to details on Oct 22. Robotaxi facts age faster than the rest of the site: geofences grow, airports change their rules, and a free pilot starts charging. The operator app is ground truth · treat this page as the map, not the territory.