Tesla Robotaxi rides now run from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m., 20 hours a day, and riders get a new Tesla Robotaxi Calm Mode that dims the screen and hides the self-driving visuals. Tesla’s official @robotaxi account posted the update late on Thursday, October 29.
Longer hours, again
The new hours are the latest in a quick run of extensions. Tesla’s Robotaxi account set service at 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. on October 12, according to Tesla North. Closing time then moved to midnight on October 17 (we covered that in Robotaxi rides now run until midnight) and to 1 a.m. last week, as Drive Tesla Canada reported. Tesla did not say which cities get the 2 a.m. closing time, and its support page notes that availability can vary by area.
What Tesla Robotaxi Calm Mode does
According to Tesla’s post, Calm Mode “dims the screen & sets cabin lighting to a relaxing state”. A video shared by rider Spencer (@scotsrule08) shows a mostly dark display with only the destination, an “Arriving soon” message and a note to tap the display to exit quiet mode, as Not a Tesla App and Drive Tesla Canada described. It should help on late-night rides, when a bright driving visualization can be distracting.
Everything else in the update
- Riders can view the rear camera feed during the trip. That is handy in the Cybercab, which has no rear window.
- Trip details can be shared with a friend.
- A new Live Activity design for trip status on your phone.
- Grok is now available on Tesla’s Model Y Robotaxis. Drive Tesla Canada notes it was already in the Cybercab.
- Accessibility: an improved vehicle-locating arrow in the app, haptic feedback to help riders find their car, and music control through a screen reader.
Why it matters for Canadian owners
Tesla’s Robotaxi network runs only in the U.S., and Tesla has not announced a Canadian launch. Still, the service is where Tesla tests the software that may later reach the FSD (Supervised) cars we drive here. For now, the closest robotaxi plan to Ontario is Waymo’s Toronto target for 2028. For more on the Cybercab, see our story on Cybercabs at Austin’s F1 weekend.
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Featured image: A Tesla Cybercab in San Francisco, June 2026. Photo: 9yz / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0.