Tesla Tests Supercharger Virtual Waitlist at 5 CA Locations

📌 UPDATE — May 15, 2026

The Tesla Supercharger Virtual Queue pilot has expanded beyond California — a New York location has now been added to the test. The feature is currently live at five stations: Los Gatos Blvd (Los Gatos, CA), El Monte Ave (Mountain View, CA), Lombard St (San Francisco, CA), Saratoga Ave (San Jose, CA), and — new to the list — East Gun Hill Road in the Bronx, NY. This marks the first confirmed East Coast location in the rollout, suggesting Tesla may be broadening the pilot ahead of a wider release.

@TeslaNewswire · May 15, 2026
"Check out Tesla Supercharger Virtual Queue UI — The feature is currently being tested at 5 locations: ✅ Los Gatos, CA ✅ Mountain View, CA ✅ San Francisco, CA ✅ San Jose, CA ✅ Bronx, NY - East Gun Hill Road"

📌 UPDATE — May 11, 2026

Tesla's virtual queue pilot has expanded beyond California — the Bronx, NY (East Gun Hill Road) Supercharger is now confirmed as a sixth test location, marking the first out-of-state site in the rollout. The full list of active test sites now includes Los Gatos Blvd, El Monte Ave (Mountain View), Lombard St (San Francisco), and Saratoga Ave (San Jose) in California, plus the newly added New York location. This expansion suggests Tesla may be stress-testing the feature across different regional demand patterns before a broader national rollout.

Tweet from @TeslaNewswire confirming virtual queue test expansion to New York

Tesla is testing a virtual waitlist feature at five Supercharger stations across California, the company confirmed today. The pilot lets drivers join a digital queue through the Tesla app rather than circling a lot or hovering near stalls — a small but meaningful quality-of-life upgrade for anyone who's ever arrived at a packed urban station.

Tesla Charging announces virtual waitlist pilot at 5 California Supercharger locations — Source: @TeslaCharging — May 11, 2026

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The five pilot locations are all in the San Francisco Bay Area and Silicon Valley — arguably the highest-density Tesla market in the world, which makes it a logical stress-test environment. The stations are:

Los Gatos, CA — Los Gatos Boulevard
Mountain View, CA — El Monte Avenue
San Francisco, CA — Lombard Street
San Jose, CA — Saratoga Avenue

Sawyer Merritt confirms Tesla virtual queue feature is live at 5 Supercharger locations — Source: @SawyerMerritt — May 11, 2026

According to background reporting, Tesla began piloting virtual queuing concepts in 2025, with an official broader rollout starting in late April 2026. The system is designed to work through the Tesla mobile app, which can detect when a driver is approaching a busy station. If you're at one of these four Bay Area sites, check the app for waitlist prompts — and Tesla is explicitly asking for feedback through the app to shape the feature before it expands further.

Whether this rolls out nationally likely depends on what the data from these stations shows. Bay Area Superchargers are among the busiest in the network, so if the virtual queue holds up there, a wider deployment seems inevitable. Keep an eye on your charging news for updates as the pilot progresses.