{"id":674942,"date":"2026-05-30T23:19:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T23:19:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/674942\/"},"modified":"2026-05-30T23:19:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T23:19:12","slug":"waymo-is-fleetmogging-tesla-in-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/674942\/","title":{"rendered":"Waymo Is Fleetmogging Tesla in Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"

The expected surge of Tesla\u2019s robotaxi service<\/a> in Texas isn\u2019t happening so far. The number of vehicles on the road pales in comparison to ones under the Waymo and Uber banners. That could be a painful truth for investors who were promised a strong autonomous vehicle push from the automaker.<\/p>\n

Austin-based Tesla had just 42 registered robotaxis as of the end of May, according to a Texas Department of Motor Vehicles database<\/a>. The same registry showed 577 vehicles registered to Waymo and 317 to Avride<\/a> and another 47 to Nuro<\/a>, both Uber partners in that company\u2019s robotaxi expansion.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A recently enacted Texas law<\/a> requires AV operators in that state to self-certify that their vehicles comply with Level 4 SAE standards. The rules became enforceable on Thursday. The law and the release of the numbers also follow Tesla\u2019s ramp-up of the long-delayed Cybercab, which Musk posted on X on Thursday rolling out of Gigafactory Texas in Austin.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Cybercab driving itself out of the GigaTexas factory pic.twitter.com\/EwAMVVDjYy<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 28, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

After launching about a year ago<\/a>, Tesla\u2019s slow robotaxi launch also casts new light on the expectations Tesla CEO Elon Musk set last year when he claimed there would be 500 robotaxis in Austin<\/a> by the end of 2025. He slashed that to 60 shortly after. <\/p>\n

The expansion has run into issues not only with regulators\u2014along with the admission that driverless cars have been human supervised in different ways<\/a>\u2014but also among shareholders who say they were duped by Tesla<\/a> when it comes to the vehicles\u2019 level of autonomy. Electrek also reported this week that Tesla\u2019s robotaxi fleet has shrunk, not grown<\/a>, from April to May.<\/p>\n

Musk says the robotaxi program is waiting on various safety improvements coming to supervised Full-Self Driving. These improvements are apparently due later this year, or in early 2027, but the fact remains that rivals are pressing forward rather than retreating. <\/p>\n

It\u2019s worth noting the various safety hiccups by companies like leader Waymo, like a recall over issues with flooded roads<\/a> earlier this month.\u00a0<\/p>\n

And investors are no doubt anxious after Tesla\u2019s shifted its emphasis from human-operated EVs. There\u2019s much stiffer competition in that segment lately in the U.S., Europe and, especially, China.<\/p>\n