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Waymo has nearly 600 autonomous vehicles registered in Texas, a figure that far outpaces emerging competitors Avride, Nuro, Tesla, and Zoox, according to data available in a new website launched by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles.<\/p>\n
The automated vehicle tracker tool \u2014 part of a new law that requires AV companies to register with the DMV \u2014 gives the public the first accurate and easy-to-access accounting of how many autonomous vehicles are in Texas. The state law, which went into effect May 28, requires companies testing or deploying AVs in the state to share how many vehicles are in their fleets as well as other safety information. <\/p>\n
It also shows just how wide the gap is between Waymo and rival Tesla \u2014 two companies offering commercial robotaxi services. <\/p>\n
Alphabet-owned Waymo has registered 577 autonomous vehicles in Texas, followed by Avride with 317, and Nuro with 47. Tesla, which launched a robotaxi service in Austin <\/a>last summer and has since said it has expanded to Dallas and Houston, has registered 42 autonomous vehicles. Other companies with registered autonomous vehicles in the state include Volkswagen subsidiary MOIA<\/a>, which has a fleet of 12 electric, autonomous microbuses.<\/p>\n The size of an autonomous vehicle-fleet only reveals so much about where a company stands on the leaderboard. Many of these companies \u2014 Nuro and Zoox, for instance \u2014 are not operating commercially. Nor do these numbers track how many vehicles are actively being used. (Waymo, for instance, paused operations in some Texas cities earlier this month due to issues with how its vehicles operate around floods.)<\/p>\n But there\u2019s no denying Waymo\u2019s dominance in Texas \u2014 at least for now. <\/p>\n Over time, the tool should provide some measure of growth. Waymo launched its commercial service<\/a> in Austin in March 2025 and has since expanded to Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio.<\/p>\n The website also provides registration figures for other applications of autonomous vehicle tech, including self-driving trucks. Aurora, a publicly traded company that launched a commercial driverless trucking business<\/a> in May 2025, has 91 self-driving trucks. Big rig competitors Kodiak AI and Waabi have 33 and 13 self-driving trucks, respectively. Gatik AI, a startup that focused on self-driving mid-sized trucks, has 64 vehicles in its fleet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n When you purchase through links in our articles, we may earn a small commission<\/a>. This doesn\u2019t affect our editorial independence.<\/em><\/p>\n