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Tesla says its Robotaxi logged nearly 2 million unsupervised miles by quarter end

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Tesla says its Robotaxi service recorded nearly 2 million cumulative unsupervised miles by the end of the third quarter, according to a shareholder update released on October 21. As reported by Crypto Briefing, the figure is eight times the total of the prior quarter.

How unsupervised mileage grew

Tesla credits the growth to steady expansion, with unsupervised mileage climbing by a double-digit percentage each week. Earlier checkpoints trace the curve: the service had passed 380,000 unsupervised miles by late July 2026 and crossed the 1 million mark in early September.

Tesla put its purpose-built Cybercabs into public service in early September 2026, and more than 300 were running by October 10. Before that arrival, the fleet depended mostly on retrofitted Model Y vehicles. The Cybercab is a two-seat vehicle built for autonomous ride-hailing, with none of the hardware a human driver would require.

Safety report covers the wider fleet

Alongside the shareholder update, Tesla published a Vehicle Safety Report spanning autonomous operations from January 22 to October 18, 2026. Over that stretch, the fleet, made up mostly of retrofitted Model Ys and Cybercabs, logged 3.1 million autonomous miles combined, with Austin responsible for 2,118,015 of them.

The 3.1 million total counts every autonomous mile, while the nearly 2 million figure covers only unsupervised rides, those without a safety monitor ready to intervene. Tesla reported no injuries, airbag deployments, or incidents involving pedestrians or cyclists during the period covered.

Where the service operates

Tesla says its Robotaxi now runs unsupervised in six metropolitan areas: Austin, Dallas, Houston, Miami, Orlando and Tampa. The Bay Area is the notable exception. Tesla has also extended Austin operating hours, which now begin at 6 a.m.

Open questions

Will the Bay Area be added to unsupervised service?
How will regulators respond to the fast expansion of the Robotaxi fleet?

Key facts

Tesla's Q3 2026 shareholder update, released on October 21, puts unsupervised Robotaxi mileage at nearly 2 million.

That cumulative figure is eight times the level of the previous quarter.

Tesla's Vehicle Safety Report covers autonomous operations from January 22 to October 18, 2026, with 3.1 million autonomous miles in total.