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VOLSROBOTAXIS · KNOXVILLEKnoxville, Tennessee · Concept in development
No driver.
No wheel to
take. Just go.
Vols Robotaxis is an independent plan to bring driverless, all-electric rides to Knoxville. You would ride in the back. Nobody up front. No rides are running yet — join the local waitlist for launch news and early access.
DriverlessAll-electricOn demandKnoxville
Driverless by designAll-electric fleetKnoxville firstConcept in development
Knoxville, 2024 · WeaponizingArchitecture / CC BY 4.0
01 / Built for Knoxville
Autonomy, run
by East
Tennesseans.
We plan to operate a fleet of driverless, all-electric vehicles as an independent Knoxville business. No vehicle or technology partner has been announced yet. What we can say now is who would run it: the routes, the service, and the people answering the phone would be East Tennesseans.
Nobody gets out
There is no driver to greet, tip, or talk to. The doors unlock for you and only you.
The car drives itself
The plan is a car that handles the whole route — no driver, no handoff mid-trip.
It’s electric, so it’s quiet
No engine, no exhaust, no gas stop between fares.
35°57'NOrigin / Knoxville
Same roads.
No driver.
02 / What the ride is meant to be
Nobody up front.
Everything handled.
Driverless
The goal is a ride with no driver and no handoff mid-trip — the vehicle running the route curb to curb.
Electric
An all-electric fleet. No engine noise, no exhaust, no gas stop between fares.
Local
Intended to be owned and operated in Knoxville, mapped around the roads, events, and destinations we already know.
03 / Where things stand
The road ahead.
Building the local business, gathering rider interest, and preparing for an autonomous fleet.
Sharing verified milestones — vehicles, service area, and regulatory approvals — as they land.
Waitlist members would be invited first, if and when driverless service opens in Knoxville.
No rides are available today. No launch date, service area, fare, vehicle, or technology partner has been announced. Vols Robotaxis is an independent project and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Tesla, Inc. or the University of Tennessee.
Knoxville goes first
Get in
the lane.
Be in the first group we contact if driverless rides come to Knoxville. Occasional launch news and early-access invitations — nothing else.