Tesla has registered 1,282 vehicles on the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (Texas DMV) automated vehicle registry, putting it four vehicles behind Waymo's 1,285, according to data from RobotaxiTracker.com published on November 91.
Tesla's registry count rose by 78 vehicles since November 1, when the company had 1,204 vehicles listed, an increase of approximately 6.5% in one week. In the tracker's most recent update, Tesla added 38 vehicles, moving from 1,244 to 1,282. Waymo's total increased by 26 vehicles in the same update, rising from 1,259 to 1,285.
ANALYSIS Tesla's weekly additions have outpaced Waymo's in the latest update cycle, narrowing the gap between the two fleets.
The figures reflect vehicles listed on the state's autonomous vehicle authorization registry rather than the number of vehicles actively transporting paying passengers. Texas maintains the registry under Senate Bill 2807.
ANALYSIS The distinction between registered and revenue-serving vehicles means the registry totals alone do not indicate the scale of either company's commercial robotaxi operations in Texas.
Separately, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened a recall query into Waymo over incidents in which its robotaxis illegally passed stopped school buses after a software fix was deployed[2].