{"slug": "tesla-reveals-its-texas-robotaxi-fleet-is-dwarfed-by-waymos", "title": "Tesla reveals its Texas robotaxi fleet is dwarfed by Waymo’s", "summary": "Tesla Inc. has registered only 42 vehicles for its Texas robotaxi service, according to new state data, while rival Waymo operates 577 automated vehicles in the state — more than 13 times Tesla's fleet. The figures, disclosed under new Texas Department of Motor Vehicles rules, represent the first official count of Tesla's autonomous ride-hailing network nearly a year after its launch in Austin. The modest fleet size undercuts CEO Elon Musk's earlier projection of 500 robotaxis in Austin alone by the end of 2025.", "body_md": "**Getting your**\n\n[Trinity Audio](//trinityaudio.ai)player ready...**By Kara Carlson, Bloomberg**\n\n[Tesla Inc.](/tag/tesla/) has just 42 vehicles operating as robotaxis in Texas almost a year after [Elon Musk](/tag/Elon-Musk/) launched the service, a small fraction of the fleet commanded by rival Waymo.\n\nThe official count was revealed for the first time in registration information Tesla submitted to the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles under new rules that went into effect Thursday. A DMV website shows that Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo has registered 577 automated vehicles in the state, more than 13 times Tesla’s total.\n\nThe tally represents the most concrete assessment yet of the scale of Tesla’s Texas robotaxi network that began operating in Austin last June. Autonomous taxis are central to Musk’s effort effort to transform Tesla from a dominant maker of electric vehicles into a leader in artificial intelligence and robotics.\n\nTesla’s robotaxi service recently expanded to Dallas and Houston. Still, it’s a modest start for an operation that Musk last fall said would include 500 robotaxis in Austin alone by the end of 2025, before dialing back those expectations.\n\nThe numbers were submitted to Texas’s motor vehicle department under new state rules governing commercial operators of automated vehicles. The companies must provide the department with information including guidance for first responders and disclose how many vehicles they operate.\n\nTexas previously had limited oversight of autonomous vehicle operators, only requiring that their vehicles be equipped with cameras, be insured and able to follow traffic laws.\n\nTesla also operates a rideshare service in the San Francisco Bay Area, although it lacks approvals needed to operate autonomous rides. The company said in April it is preparing to expand its service to five more cities, though Musk has said the network is unlikely to generate meaningful revenue for Tesla this year.\n\nIn Texas, Waymo’s fleet operates in Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and Austin.\n\nMore stories like this are available on [bloomberg.com](https://www.bloomberg.com)\n\n©2026 Bloomberg L.P.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/tesla-reveals-its-texas-robotaxi-fleet-is-dwarfed-by-waymos", "canonical_source": "https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/05/29/tesla-reveals-its-texas-robotaxi-fleet-is-dwarfed-by-waymos/", "published_at": "2026-05-29 14:58:44+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-05-29 15:31:34.496912+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["autonomous-vehicles", "ai-policy", "ai-startups"], "entities": ["Tesla Inc.", "Waymo", "Elon Musk", "Alphabet Inc.", "Texas Department of Motor Vehicles", "Bloomberg", "Kara Carlson"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/tesla-reveals-its-texas-robotaxi-fleet-is-dwarfed-by-waymos", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/tesla-reveals-its-texas-robotaxi-fleet-is-dwarfed-by-waymos.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/tesla-reveals-its-texas-robotaxi-fleet-is-dwarfed-by-waymos.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/tesla-reveals-its-texas-robotaxi-fleet-is-dwarfed-by-waymos.jsonld"}}