As of Oct 22, 2026
Austin robotaxi services
As of Oct 22, 2026, 2 of the six tracked robotaxi services carry riders in the Austin area: Tesla (live); Waymo (live). Also tracked: Zoox (testing).
Data as of Oct 22, 2026 · page last changed · Changelog · Editorial policy
Robotaxi services in Austin
Live: open to riders, no one in the driver’s seat. Supervised: riders carried with a safety driver or operator. Rolling out: riders added gradually. Testing: employees or early riders only. Coming soon: announced, not yet available. “—” means not disclosed. Methodology.
| Service | Status | Service area | Driverless miles | As of · primary source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tesla Unsupervised Model Y + Cybercab | Live | — | 2,118,015 | Tesla Robotaxi site, Oct 21, 2026; miles through Oct 18, 2026 Tesla Robotaxi Safety Report |
| Waymo Driverless, Uber app | Live | — | — | Waymo FAQ, as of Oct 22 Waymo FAQ |
| Zoox Employees, family, friends · since Mar 25 | Testing | Downtown, Sixth St, Rainey, Riverside | — | Zoox Journal, Mar 25, 2026 Zoox Journal, Austin |
Source: tesla.com, waymo.com, zoox.com · data as of Oct 22, 2026 · method
Austin figures
- Zoox: service area Downtown, Sixth St, Rainey, Riverside (Zoox Journal, Mar 25, 2026)
- Tesla: 2,118,015 driverless miles in Austin (Tesla Robotaxi site, Oct 21, 2026; miles through Oct 18, 2026)
Changes in Austin
Dated events from the companies’ own posts. Follow this city (Atom feed); no email or account needed.
- Sep 3, 2026Tesla: Cybercab launch event in Austin; +106 registrations
- Aug 31, 2026Tesla: Austin service area expanded
- Jun 3, 2026Tesla: Unsupervised across the whole Austin metro
- Mar 25, 2026Zoox: Robotaxi on Austin streets, employee rides
- Jan 22, 2026Tesla: Austin rides without in-car safety monitor begin
- Jun 22, 2025Tesla: First paid Robotaxi service, Austin
Public records for Austin
Regulator and company datasets that cover robotaxis in Texas.
How the services compare in Austin
Status counts, vehicles and what each company publishes for this city, as of Oct 22, 2026.
- Live: 2 (Tesla, Waymo)
- Testing: 1 (Zoox)
| Service | How riders get it | Vehicle | Published for this city |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tesla | Unsupervised Model Y + Cybercab | — | 2,118,015 driverless miles Tesla Robotaxi site, Oct 21, 2026; miles through Oct 18, 2026 |
| Waymo | Driverless, Uber app | Jaguar I-PACE (5th-gen Driver); Ojai (6th-gen) in Phoenix, LA, SF | No city fleet, area or miles published Waymo FAQ, as of Oct 22 |
| Zoox | Employees, family, friends · since Mar 25 | Purpose-built robotaxi, no steering wheel | service area Downtown, Sixth St, Rainey, Riverside Zoox Journal, Mar 25, 2026 |
Source: sources listed on our sources page · data as of Oct 22, 2026 · method
Service history in Austin
- Tesla: earliest dated event here Jun 22, 2025 (First paid Robotaxi service, Austin); latest Sep 3, 2026 (Cybercab launch event in Austin; +106 registrations); 5 dated events.
- Waymo: no dated Austin event in the site data yet.
- Zoox: earliest dated event here Mar 25, 2026 (Robotaxi on Austin streets, employee rides); 1 dated event.
Texas records behind this page
Texas counts robotaxi registrations statewide, not per city. Tesla: 858 (Texas DMV registry, as of Oct 22); mix 507 Model Y · 351 Cybercab. About the Texas DMV record.
Questions and answers
Can you ride a robotaxi in Austin?
Yes. As of Oct 22, 2026, Waymo, Tesla are live in Austin with no one in the driver’s seat. Status per service: Waymo live; Tesla live; Zoox testing.
Which robotaxi companies operate in Austin?
Waymo: Driverless, Uber app (source: Waymo FAQ, as of Oct 22); Tesla: Unsupervised Model Y + Cybercab (source: Tesla sources list (tracker.json has no per-row source)); Zoox: Employees, family, friends · since Mar 25 (source: Zoox Journal, Mar 25, 2026). As of Oct 22, 2026.
How many driverless miles has Tesla driven in Austin?
2,118,015 driverless miles through Oct 18. Source: Tesla Robotaxi Safety Report, through Oct 18.
What is the latest robotaxi news in Austin?
Sep 3, 2026: Tesla: Cybercab launch event in Austin; +106 registrations.
Data for Austin
Every row above comes from /data/tracker.json; dated events are in events.csv. CC BY 4.0. How to cite.