Musk declares Tesla Robotaxi win over Waymo, but Waymo still drives 7x more
Elon Musk called Tesla's Robotaxi race with Waymo "never a real contest" after Tesla's driverless fleet logged 438,000 miles in Austin in the week ending October 18, versus Waymo's 406,000 weekly average in Q2. Across all US markets, Waymo drives about 3.9 million rider-only miles per week, compared with 558,000 for Tesla in its best week.
- Tesla drove 438,000 miles in Austin in one week; Waymo averaged 406,000 in Q2
- Across all markets Waymo logs 3.9M miles a week vs Tesla's 558,000
- Austin accounts for 79% of Tesla's weekly driverless miles
- Texas has 463 registered Cybercabs, 337 added in the last 30 days
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