Texas DMV data: Waymo vehicles cost ~7x more than Tesla Cybercab per car
XFreeze · x · 2026-10-29
Per Texas DMV registration data, the fleet cost gap between Waymo and Tesla Cybercab is stark:
- Waymo: 1,207 registered vehicles at $175,000 average, roughly $212M total
- Cybercab: 573 registered vehicles at $25,000 each, roughly $14.3M total
Scaled per 1,000 vehicles: $175M for Waymo vs $25M for Cybercab — a $150M difference. The author attributes Cybercab's cost edge to its purpose-built design: simplified vehicle, camera-only autonomy, and a new manufacturing approach. Caveats: registered ≠ operating, and all costs are estimates.
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