Tesla · Robotaxi · 28 Oct 2026
Cybercabs now outnumber Model Ys in Tesla's Texas robotaxi fleet
Tesla's two-seat Cybercab, the car with no steering wheel or pedals, is now the majority of its authorized robotaxi fleet in Texas. State records list 573 Cybercabs and 507 Model Ys (as of 28 Oct 2026). That leaves Tesla 127 vehicles behind Waymo in the state, but ahead of it on purpose-built robotaxis.
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What the state's records show
Since 28 May 2026, companies that run driverless vehicles commercially in Texas have needed an authorization from the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, under Senate Bill 2807. Each operator's vehicles are listed by VIN in the state's public lookup. Tesla Robotaxi LLC holds authorization AV8313426653583, granted on 14 May 2026.
I checked Tesla's full list at 10:35am ET on Wednesday, 28 Oct (7:35am PT; ). It has 1,080 vehicles, all model year 2026:
| Tesla Robotaxi LLC, Texas (28 Oct 2026) | Vehicles | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cybercab | 573 | 53% |
| Model Y | 507 | 47% |
| Total | 1,080 | 100% |
The Cybercab count first passed the Model Y count on 27 Oct, when it went from 463 to 544, according to the FSD Database's daily copy of the state list. Another 29 were added that evening, taking it to 573. @Tslachan reported that batch at 10:31pm ET on 27 Oct (7:31pm PT), and noted that the Model Y count was still 507.
When I wrote about this list on 15 Oct, it had 769 vehicles: 349 Cybercabs and 420 Model Ys. That's 224 more Cybercabs in 13 days, or about 17 a day. The Model Y count has grown by 87 over the same period.
How it compares with Waymo
Waymo is the benchmark, and its entry in the same database lists 1,207 vehicles, which I checked at the same time. When I broke both lists down by model, one detail stood out:
| Texas DMV list | Tesla | Waymo |
|---|---|---|
| Total vehicles (28 Oct 2026) | 1,080 | 1,207 |
| Purpose-built robotaxis | 573 Cybercabs | 395 Zeekr RTs |
| Passenger-car models | 507 Model Ys | 812 Jaguar I-Paces |
| Total vehicles (28 May 2026) | 42 | 577 |
The May figures come from CNBC's report on 28 May 2026, the day the database went public and the new law took effect. Tesla's fleet then was less than a tenth the size of Waymo's. Five months on, Tesla's is 89% of Waymo's size (as of 28 Oct 2026), after growing about 26-fold, while Waymo's roughly doubled. Tesla also now has 178 more purpose-built robotaxis in Texas than Waymo does.
What the number does and doesn't mean
The list counts vehicles a company has authorized to operate. It doesn't count cars carrying riders at any given moment, and it isn't broken down by city: the 1,080 is a statewide figure. The authorization also rests on the operator's own word. Under the state's rules, operators certify that each vehicle meets the requirements, including being able to "achieve a minimal risk condition in the event of system failure."
The service is also getting busier. In an update on 12 Oct, Tesla's Robotaxi account said operating hours were now 6am to 11pm, and credited "increased supply & orchestration algorithms" for shorter wait times. More recently, Damon Hill took his first Cybercab ride in Austin, and the official Robotaxi account shared the video above.
In May, Tesla had 42 vehicles on this list. It now has 573 cars with no steering wheel, more than Waymo's purpose-built fleet in the same state (as of 28 Oct 2026).
Sources: TxDMV automated vehicle lookup, Tesla Robotaxi LLC and Waymo LLC (both checked 28 Oct 2026); TxDMV news release (21 Apr 2026); CNBC (28 May 2026); FSD Database Texas robotaxi list; @Tslachan on X (27 Oct 2026); @robotaxi on X (12 Oct 2026).
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