Robotaxi City Guide
Robotaxis in Los Angeles, California
Last updated October 12, 2026 · refreshed weekly from the RoboTaxi Report scoreboard
Yes. Waymo operates public, fully driverless robotaxi rides in Los Angeles as of October 12, 2026.
Waymo
Live — public driverless ridesWaymo operates public, fully driverless rides in Los Angeles today.
CPUC Aug 14 approval extends paid service across 6 SoCal counties incl. Orange & Riverside
Tesla Robotaxi
No announced serviceTesla Robotaxi has not announced public robotaxi service in Los Angeles as of October 12, 2026.
Los Angeles robotaxi FAQ
Is Waymo available in Los Angeles?
Waymo operates public, fully driverless rides in Los Angeles today.
Is Tesla Robotaxi available in Los Angeles?
Tesla Robotaxi has not announced public robotaxi service in Los Angeles as of October 12, 2026.
How safe are robotaxis?
Neither Waymo nor Tesla's robotaxi service has ever caused a fatality. Waymo reports 1.28 police-reportable crashes per million driverless miles (IIHS matched study) vs 4.06 for human drivers in the same areas; Tesla does not disclose robotaxi mileage, so its per-mile rate can't be independently computed. See the full scoreboard for sourced numbers.
Sources
Statuses come from the RoboTaxi Report city map, which is updated every Monday from official announcements, regulator filings, and press reports:
TechCrunch · Oct 8, 2026 ↗ NBC Bay Area · Oct 6, 2026 ↗ WJLA · Oct 6, 2026 ↗ Teslarati · Oct 11, 2026 ↗ Electrek · Oct 12, 2026 ↗ Bloomberg via The Star · Oct 8, 2026 ↗More robotaxi cities
This page is generated from the sourced dataset behind the Waymo vs Tesla scoreboard and deployment map, refreshed every Monday. Statuses reflect public information as of the date above; "live" means public, fully driverless rides with no safety driver.