Tesla Deploys Unsupervised Robotaxis in Texas Amid Waymo Competition

Tesla has added seven unsupervised robotaxis in the Texas cities of Austin, Dallas and Houston, with hundreds more vehicles parked and ready for future deployment. The figures may be understated because the crowdsourced tracker robotaxitracker.com omits many supervised vehicles operated by both Tesla and Waymo.

Industry commentary suggests that Tesla's robotaxi vision faces a steep hurdle, noting that Waymo's dominant position in autonomous ride‑hailing markets makes Tesla's opportunity appear increasingly limited.