Waymo added more robotaxis in a month than Tesla's entire Austin fleet
aronchick · x · 2026-10-31
aronchick is stunned by Waymo's growth: the fleet went from 1,596 to 1,904 vehicles in 90 days (+308), meaning one month of net adds exceeds Tesla's entire Austin robotaxi fleet of 425 in-service cars. Fleet trackers show Waymo at 4,000+ official vehicles across 15 cities — Bay Area >1,200, LA >900, Phoenix >500 — with 3,616 trips logged, while Tesla's Austin fleet is 425 cars (56% Cybercab, +194 in 30 days). The author stresses it's not a dunk, just shock at the pace.
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