kobypierce.com/Geofence tracker
Data as of Nov 6, 2026
Robotaxi service area tracker
Tesla and Waymo both show a service area in their apps. To see if they pick you up everywhere inside it, real addresses were typed into each app one at a time. This page shows the advertised geofence next to the real one, based on where the app allowed a pickup. 6 Tesla cities and Houston for Waymo are done, with more on the way.
Tesla · real vs advertised
69%
Tesla picks up at the door in 555 of the 810 mi² it advertises.
All 6 cities
Left out
255mi²
inside the geofence, but no pickup at the door
Residents served
2.63M
of the 3.15M who live inside the geofence
01Service area · Houston
Tap a shape to see its numbersHover a shape to see its numbers · click the map, then scroll to zoom
03Every Tesla city
| City | Area, to scale | Real / advertised mi² | % Served | Residents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 160 / 273 mi² · 443 new | 59% served | Residents 676K / 809K | ||
| San AntonioTX | 274 mi² | Soon | Residents — | |
| 190 / 255 mi² | 75% served | Residents 1.03M / 1.24M | ||
| 105 / 144 mi² | 73% served | Residents 408K / 454K | ||
| 62.8 / 81.3 mi² | 77% served | Residents 337K / 381K | ||
| 18.7 / 30.8 mi² | 61% served | Residents 118K / 175K | ||
| 18.5 / 26.2 mi² | 71% served | Residents 61K / 89K | ||
| 23.6 mi² | Soon | Residents — |
*This test was done Nov 4, 2026. The updated geofence size is not included, and it's coming soon.
04 · Method
How each city is tested
Advertised geofence
For Tesla, I pull the service area from the data the app downloads, so it's the exact shape you see on the app's map. For Waymo, I use its service area map from Robotaxi Tracker.
Real geofence
Each address is typed into the app to see if it allows a pickup right at that address. If it's denied, that address is outside the real geofence. If it goes through, it's inside. The shape is drawn around the results.
Parks and water
There are no addresses in a lake or a park, so there's nothing to test there. If one is surrounded by addresses that get pickups, it counts as inside.
A walk-to pickup is when Tesla won't come to your address but gives you a spot nearby to walk to. Waymo doesn't do that, so its numbers are the same either way. Resident counts come from 2020 Census blocks. A block counts if its center is inside the geofence. The edges are smoothed by 100 m. The real geofences only change when more addresses are tested.
Sources: testing in the Tesla and Waymo apps · Waymo's advertised map via Robotaxi Tracker · U.S. Census Bureau (2020 blocks) · U.S. DOT National Transportation Atlas Database (rail, transit, crossings, airports) · OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · basemap by Esri. Not affiliated with Tesla or Waymo.