Robotaxis in Houston

Tesla Open to the public

No one in the driver’s seat · Book in: Tesla Robotaxi app · Since April 2026

About 254 sq mi (Nov 2026), grown from a roughly 12–25 sq mi northwest zone around Jersey Village and Willowbrook

Launched alongside Dallas in April 2026 with unsupervised Model Ys and expanded about tenfold by November 2026.

Sources: Tesla, November 8, 2026; Not a Tesla App, November 5, 2026; The Charge Port, October 25, 2026; Reuters (via Business Recorder), April 19, 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

Nearly 50 sq mi after a May 2026 expansion, adding EaDo, the Texas Medical Center and NRG Stadium to the central core

Invite-only from February 2026 and open to everyone since Aug 20, 2026.

Sources: Waymo, November 8, 2026; Waymo, August 20, 2026; KPRC Click2Houston, May 13, 2026; Waymo, February 24, 2026. Checked November 8, 2026.

Zoox Testing

Mapping and testing with safety drivers in retrofitted SUVs began in Sept 2026; no rider timeline.

Sources: The Charge Port, October 25, 2026; Times of San Diego, September 1, 2026. Checked November 8, 2026.

Nuro, Lucid and Uber Announced

Book in: Uber

Second market for the Uber-only Lucid Gravity robotaxi, targeted for mid-2027; Nuro is already testing there with safety operators.

Sources: Uber Technologies (investor relations), November 4, 2026; Uber Technologies (investor relations), June 17, 2026. Checked November 8, 2026.

Cruise Ended

No one in the driver’s seat · Book in: Cruise app · Ran until October 2023

Cruise was charging for driverless rides here when it halted all driverless operations on 26 Oct 2023; GM ended the business in Dec 2024.

Sources: Reuters (via The Star), December 11, 2024; TechCrunch, October 26, 2023. Checked November 8, 2026.