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Community tracking data reported by Electrek shows Tesla's Austin robotaxi fleet actively giving rides fell to just 8 vehicles in the week after the September 3 Cybercab event, down from a brief spike past 100 when invited influencers were riding. Statewide, Robotaxi Tracker counts 265 vehicles with matched license plates and about 179 spotted in service over the past 30 days — against 476 registered VINs at the time.
Why it matters: Fifteen months after launch, Tesla's deployed service remains roughly the size it was on day one — registrations are growing far faster than actual rides.
Electrek · 2026-09-22
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Texas DMV records show 546 Tesla autonomous vehicles registered statewide as of September 26 — 420 Model Ys and 126 Cybercabs — up from 448 a week earlier. Cybercab registrations jumped from 69 to 126 in two days, and dozens of Cybercabs have been spotted staging in Houston, hinting at an expansion there. Our own daily TxDMV sync confirms the 546 figure held through September 28.
Why it matters: The registration surge signals Tesla is provisioning for a much bigger Cybercab rollout — but registered vehicles are not the same as vehicles in service.
Tesla Oracle · TxDMV registrations via robotaxireport.com daily sync · 2026-09-26
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A TechCrunch analysis of registration and fleet data puts Waymo at roughly 4,000 robotaxis across 15 US cities, handling 500,000 paid rides per week. Waymo's Texas fleet grew 49% in three weeks to 1,102 registered vehicles, with the new Zeekr-based Ojai minivans now about a third of it, and the company is on track to import 5,100 Ojai units by year-end.
Why it matters: Waymo is scaling hardware at the pace its 1-million-weekly-rides target requires, while its nearest US rival still measures deployed vehicles in the dozens.
TechCrunch · 2026-09-24
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Waymo refreshed its safety-impact data through June 2026, now covering 270 million autonomous miles. By its own methodology, the company estimates 841 injury-causing crashes avoided versus matched human drivers — an 82% reduction — and 95% fewer serious-injury crashes, with reductions of 93% for pedestrians and 86% for cyclists.
Why it matters: This is company-published data, not an independent study, but it extends the pattern independent analyses like July's IIHS study have also found.
Waymo · 2026-09-24
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The Minneapolis City Council is considering an ordinance that would require AV companies to put a paid human monitor in the driver's seat and obtain a city license, effective October 2027. Waymo, which is currently mapping and winter-testing in the city with human drivers, says the framework amounts to a de facto ban; a public hearing was set for September 24.
Why it matters: If city-level human-monitor mandates spread, they could carve holes in the state-by-state permitting map robotaxi operators have relied on.
MPR News · 2026-09-22
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A Nissan Murano collided with a Zoox autonomous vehicle on Las Vegas Boulevard near Four Seasons Drive on the morning of September 25; the Nissan's driver was taken to a hospital with minor upper-body injuries. Fault has not been determined, and Zoox had not commented at the time of the report.
Why it matters: Zoox's purpose-built robotaxis just expanded to the Las Vegas airport this month, so every Strip incident now draws scrutiny — though nothing reported so far indicates the Zoox was at fault.
KTNV Las Vegas · 2026-09-25