Tesla passes Waymo in Austin driverless miles

Tesla logged 438K driverless miles in Austin in the week to Oct 18, versus Waymo's ~406K weekly figure from Q2 2026. At ~20% weekly growth, Tesla would pass Waymo nationally in about 11 weeks and reach ~10M weekly miles by week 16.

• Tesla: 438K driverless miles in Austin in one week vs Waymo's ~406K
• At ~20% weekly growth, national crossover with Waymo comes in ~11 weeks
• By week 16, ~10M weekly miles — over half of Uber and Lyft volume in three Texas metros
• Waymo grew just 1.6% quarter over quarter in Q2 2026