Tesla is quietly setting the stage for its Robotaxi ambitions, and the latest clue comes from an unlikely place: city planning documents out of Irving, Texas.
The company is looking to lease a 24-acre property in the Dallas-Fort Worth area that would serve as a home base for its self-driving fleet, handling everything from storage and dispatch to repairs, and running around the clock to keep vehicles on the road.
The find was first spotted by Spencer, who shared it on X.
The site itself is substantial. Plans call for a 35,049-square-foot building anchoring the operation, with the surrounding lot divided between 64 staff parking spaces (17 wired with EV chargers) and a separate 212-space section reserved for the autonomous vehicles themselves, sitting idle between rides or waiting on routine work.
And there will be plenty of routine work. Staff on-site will handle the unglamorous but essential stuff like washing cars, swapping tires, pushing software updates, and knocking out minor repairs. Anything that needs more than a day’s attention gets pulled inside the building, since the city has made clear that the outdoor lot isn’t meant to double as a long-term holding pen for vehicles that are out of commission.
The proposal hasn’t received final sign-off yet, but it’s gotten a smooth reception so far. Reviewers from Irving’s traffic, transportation, fire, and inspection departments have all taken a look and come back without complaints, which in the world of municipal approvals is basically a green light waiting to happen.
Taken together, it’s one of the clearest windows yet into how Tesla actually plans to run a Robotaxi network day-to-day.
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