Tesla's Robotaxi service now runs around the clock. "Robotaxi now runs 24/7. Every city we're available in," the service's account posted on X at 04:31 UTC on 12 November 2026, late on 11 November in Texas. The post came with a short video and no other detail.
From 16 hours to 24
| Period | Service window | Length |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 (Austin launch) | 6 AM - midnight | 18 h |
| From September 2025 | 6 AM - 2 AM | 20 h |
| From August 2026 | 6 AM - 10 PM | 16 h |
| From 3 October 2026 (Austin) | 6 AM - 11 PM | 17 h |
| From 12 November 2026 | All day | 24 h |
In August Tesla cut the day to 16 hours while presenting the change as an expansion. When Austin got an hour back on 3 October, Elon Musk gave the reason for the night limit: "making sure that we don't run over pets when they're hard to see at night." In recent days, app screenshots showed a 5 AM to 2 AM schedule in some cities, including Dallas, Tesla North reports. San Antonio opened on 9 November with a 5:00 start.
A timeline that slipped, then landed
The first date came from Ashok Elluswamy, Tesla's AI lead, on 4 September: 24/7 service "next month or so", once "the next tech to merge on the v15 plan" was ready, as TeslAnt reported. On Tesla's third-quarter call on 21 October he called the service "technology limited" and said it would move towards 24/7 operation as the software allows. The change arrived about ten weeks after his first estimate, and before the end of 2026, the target Tesla North attributes to him. Tesla has not said which software change made it possible.
What the post leaves open
The announcement covers hours only. It does not say:
- whether overnight rides run with nobody from Tesla aboard;
- whether Austin's Cybercabs take part, or only Model Ys;
- how many cars serve the night hours, which decides how long a 3 AM wait will be.
"Every city" means Austin, Dallas, Houston, Fort Worth and San Antonio in Texas, Orlando, Tampa and Miami in Florida, and the Bay Area, where an employee still sits in the driver's seat. Tesla named no new city and no new service area. The Texas register of automated vehicles listed 1,282 Tesla vehicles on 9 November: 709 Model Ys and 573 Cybercabs.
What it means in Europe
Nothing changes on European roads. The Robotaxi service runs only in the US, and Tesla's system in Europe remains supervised driver assistance, now sold as Tesla Assisted Driving and permitted in 11 countries after Finland on 11 November. Tesla has given no date for robotaxi rides in Europe, where the production Cybercab appears only as a touring display.