Services in Dallas
Avride Open to the public
A safety operator rides along · Book in: Uber · Since December 2025
About 31 sq mi of central Dallas (Avride figure, Sept 2026), up from 9 sq mi at launch covering Downtown, Uptown, Turtle Creek and Deep Ellum
Uber riders requesting UberX or Comfort may be matched with an Avride Hyundai Ioniq 5; a safety operator sits behind the wheel, and Uber expects driverless Avride rides in 2027.
Sources: Uber Technologies (investor relations), November 4, 2026; The Charge Port, October 25, 2026; EVWire, June 5, 2026; TechCrunch, December 3, 2025. Checked November 8, 2026.
Tesla Open to the public
No one in the driver’s seat · Book in: Tesla Robotaxi app · Since April 2026
Two separate zones: about 81 sq mi in Dallas reaching toward Irving (Aug 2026) and about 143 sq mi centred on downtown Fort Worth (opened 2 Nov 2026)
Dallas opened in April 2026 and Fort Worth on 2 Nov 2026, both with nobody in the front seats; Tesla says Cybercab rides reach Dallas in November 2026.
Sources: Tesla, November 8, 2026; Not a Tesla App, November 2, 2026; The Charge Port, October 25, 2026; Not a Tesla App, August 31, 2026; Not a Tesla App, April 18, 2026. Checked November 8, 2026.
Waymo Open to the public
No one in the driver’s seat · Book in: Waymo app · Since February 2026
About 50 sq mi of central Dallas, from Northwest Highway south to Bishop Arts and parts of South Dallas
Avis manages the fleet; open to everyone since Aug 4, 2026, with driverless testing at Love Field terminals and freeway testing as the next steps.
Sources: Waymo, November 8, 2026; Dallas Innovates, August 5, 2026; TechCrunch, August 4, 2026; Waymo, August 4, 2026; Waymo, July 28, 2025. Checked November 8, 2026.
Zoox Testing
Zoox began mapping Dallas in early 2026 ahead of testing; no riders.
Sources: The Charge Port, October 25, 2026; TechCrunch, March 24, 2026. Checked November 8, 2026.
May Mobility Announced
Book in: Uber
Arlington, between Dallas and Fort Worth
Uber service in May's minivans, first promised for end-2025, is now targeted for Q4 2026 or Q1 2027 and will start with safety operators.
Sources: The Charge Port, October 25, 2026; May Mobility, September 16, 2026. Checked November 8, 2026.
What changed
Tesla, Dallas: Opened an unsupervised zone of about 143 sq mi in Fort Worth (Not a Tesla App)
May Mobility, Dallas: Said it is targeting Q4 2026 or Q1 2027 for its Uber launch in Arlington (May Mobility)
Tesla, Dallas: Reported to have more than doubled the Dallas zone the week before, to about 81 sq mi from 31 (Not a Tesla App)
Avride, Dallas: Passed 60,000 Uber rides after doubling its Dallas zone (EVWire)
Tesla, Dallas: Started rides in Dallas, with launch videos showing no one in the front seats (Not a Tesla App)
Avride, Dallas: Launched supervised robotaxi rides on Uber in a 9 sq mi zone (TechCrunch)
Waymo, Dallas: Announced a 2026 launch with Avis managing the fleet (Waymo)
Latest news from Dallas
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