Cybercab overtakes the Model Y in Texas robotaxi registrations
From the Robots digest for Nov 1, 2026
Sources StartupFortune
What happened: Texas DMV registration data shows 573 registered Cybercabs versus 507 Model Ys, which puts Tesla's purpose-built two-seater ahead of the retrofitted Model Y among robotaxis registered in the state.
What's genuinely new: The registered-count split between the two vehicle types — 573 to 507 — is the first published registration breakdown of the Texas robotaxi fleet, arriving days after Tesla hardware chief Lars Moravy said the line builds robotaxis faster than the company can deploy them.
Watch: Whether the registrations translate into an active driverless fleet (the gap between vehicles on paper and vehicles carrying riders has run wide). Next registration refresh. How the federal safety-certification audit of the Texas fleet and the pending school-zone petition account for a fleet that keeps growing and shifting to the controls-free design.