City access record

Robotaxi in San José

South Bay · California, United States

Public access recorded in San José.2 operators have a presence here.

Operators tracked

Public access as last checked

Waymo, Tesla Robotaxi

Tracked airports with service

1 of 1

Longest-running here

Waymo, since 2025

Waymo and Tesla Robotaxi are currently listed as bookable here. Each operator record below carries its own source and review date.

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Who operates in San José

Best status first. A safety operator aboard still counts as public — you can ride, there is just a human present.

Waymo

Open to the public

Since: 2025
Book/request via: Waymo app
Vehicle: Jaguar I-PACE, Ojai

Part of Waymo’s public San Francisco Bay Area service.

Source: support.google.com · Checked August 16, 2026

Tesla Robotaxi

Public, safety operator aboard

Since: 2025
Vehicle: Tesla Model Y

Tesla reports Bay Area ride-hailing with an active safety driver. Checked 2026-08-17: Tesla holds no California autonomous-vehicle passenger-service permit of any class, so the safety driver is not incidental — it is what the service is.

Source: ir.tesla.com, cpuc.ca.gov · Checked August 17, 2026

Airport access

Airport permission is negotiated separately from city permission, so a service can run across the whole metro and still be barred from the airport.

San José Mineta International Airport (SJC)

WaymoAirport service confirmedConfirmed by the operator

Airport pickup & drop-off points

PickupTerminal A — pickups at Stop 9Designated rideshare zone
Drop-offTerminal A — dropoffs curbside at DeparturesTerminal curbside
PickupTerminal B — pickups outside the Rental Car Center; the airport authority lists Waymo at Ground Transportation Island Stop 7Rental Car Center
Drop-offTerminal B — dropoffs curbside at DeparturesTerminal curbside

Previously recorded as conflicting: Waymo listed Terminal A as Bus Stop 8 while the airport authority listed Stop 9. Both sources were re-read on 2026-08-17 and now agree on Stop 9. For Terminal B the two describe the same area differently — Waymo says outside the Rental Car Center, the airport lists Ground Transportation Island Stop 7 — so both wordings are carried.

Source: support.google.com, flysanjose.com · Checked September 14, 2026

Tesla RobotaxiAirport service confirmedConfirmed by the operator

Airport pickup & drop-off points

PickupTerminal A — Arrivals Ground Transportation Island, Stop 1Designated rideshare zone
PickupTerminal B — Ground Transportation Island, Stop 8Designated rideshare zone
Drop-offBoth terminals — departures curbTerminal curbside

Tesla describes its Bay Area service as supervised; a safety driver is aboard. Re-verified on 2026-08-17: the airport authority still lists Tesla at Terminal A Stop 1 and Terminal B Stop 8, with dropoffs at both departures curbs. Tesla’s own rider support pages could not be read (they refuse automated requests), so this record rests on the airport authority plus Tesla’s filing rather than on an operator help page.

Source: flysanjose.com, ir.tesla.com · Checked August 17, 2026

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Robotaxi service areas change month to month. Everything here is compiled from public reporting and carries the date it was last checked — but confirm in the operator’s own app before you rely on it for a trip.