Waymo has nearly 600 autonomous vehicles registered in Texas, far outpacing competitors including Avride, Nuro, Tesla, and Zoox, according to new state data.
The figures come from an automated vehicle tracker tool launched by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles as part of a new state law that took effect May 28.
The law requires companies testing or deploying autonomous vehicles in Texas to register with the DMV and disclose fleet sizes along with other safety information.
The tracker gives the public its first accurate and easily accessible accounting of how many autonomous vehicles are operating across the state.
Alphabet-owned Waymo has registered 577 autonomous vehicles in Texas, followed by Avride with 317 vehicles and Nuro with 47.
Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA), which launched a robotaxi service in Austin last summer and has since expanded to Dallas and Houston, has registered just 42 autonomous vehicles in the state.
Volkswagen subsidiary MOIA also appears in the registry with a fleet of 12 electric, autonomous microbuses operating in Texas.
Fleet size alone does not fully reflect where each company stands competitively, as several registered companies including Nuro and Zoox are not yet operating commercially.
Waymo itself paused operations in some Texas cities earlier this month due to issues with how its vehicles perform around flood conditions.
Waymo launched its commercial service in Austin in March 2025 and has since expanded to Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio, giving it a substantial head start over rivals.
The tracker also covers self-driving trucks, with Aurora reporting 91 vehicles after launching its commercial driverless trucking business in May 2025.
Trucking competitors Kodiak AI and Waabi have registered 33 and 13 self-driving trucks respectively, while Gatik AI, a startup focused on self-driving mid-sized trucks, has 64 vehicles registered in the state.
