Tesla is setting its sights on a major expansion of its Robotaxi ride-hailing service across the U.S., with new job listings revealing plans to bring the service to several new cities. As first spotted by longtime Tesla watcher @teslayoda, Tesla has posted openings for Autopilot Vehicle Operators — a role typically tied to Robotaxi testing — in a wide range of locations, suggesting these markets are next in line.
The cities listed include Brooklyn, NY; Houston and Farmers Branch, TX; Tempe, AZ; Henderson, NV; Tampa, Clermont, and Miami, FL; and Palo Alto, CA. The presence of these listings — particularly for cities like Brooklyn and Miami — signals that Tesla is actively preparing to expand its paid ride-hailing service well beyond its current operating zones.
Until last week, Tesla had job listings for only three cities and operated Robotaxis within a limited area of Austin. That has since changed, with Tesla launching its Robotaxi service in the San Francisco Bay Area on Wednesday, where the geofence now covers a much larger region spanning from San Francisco to San Jose.
Tesla also recently rolled out dynamic pricing for Robotaxi rides, replacing the previous flat $6.90 fare with a per-mile rate that scales with distance. The change appears to be a strategic move to better support larger coverage areas — like the Bay Area and upcoming new cities — while also positioning the service competitively against traditional ride-hailing apps like Uber. Earlier reports that pegged the San Francisco rollout for last week suggested that Tesla was rapidly accelerating its expansion timeline.
The use of safety drivers in early operations allows Tesla to begin paid service and collect valuable driving data ahead of regulatory approval for fully driverless deployment, helping accelerate development and improve the Robotaxi software’s performance at scale.
With Tesla already kicking off Robotaxi operations in a second city after launching a pilot in Austin just last month, it looks like the company’s autonomous ambitions are quickly gaining steam.
