Texas DMV data reveals Waymo’s lead in autonomous vehicle fleet size

A new state law in Texas requires autonomous vehicle companies to register with the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (the state regulatory agency) and share fleet size and safety information. This regulatory requirement, which went into effect May 28, has provided the first public accounting of fleet sizes in the state through a newly launched automated vehicle tracker tool. The law requires companies that are testing or deploying autonomous vehicles in the state to share how many vehicles are in their fleets, alongside other safety information. The automated vehicle tracker tool gives the public an accurate and accessible accounting of how many autonomous vehicles are in Texas.

According to the registration data, Waymo has nearly 600 autonomous vehicles registered in Texas, with an exact count of 577. This figure puts the Alphabet-owned company far ahead of other registered autonomous vehicle operators in the state. For comparison, Avride has registered 317 vehicles, Nuro has registered 47, and Tesla has registered 42. Volkswagen subsidiary MOIA has registered 12 autonomous microbuses. Other emerging competitors in the autonomous vehicle space, such as Zoox, are also tracked under these registration requirements.

The state’s registration database also covers other applications of autonomous vehicle technology, including self-driving trucks. In this segment, Aurora has registered 91 self-driving trucks in Texas. Gatik AI has 64 vehicles registered in its fleet. Other competitors in the autonomous trucking space include Kodiak AI with 33 registered vehicles and Waabi with 13. These figures provide a baseline for tracking the deployment of self-driving trucks across the state.

While these registration numbers provide a clear picture of fleet sizes, they do not track active vehicle usage or daily operational status. Waymo, for instance, paused operations in some Texas cities earlier this month due to issues with how its vehicles operate around floods. Additionally, some of the registered companies are not yet operating commercial services. Waymo launched its commercial service in Austin in March 2025 and has since expanded its operations to other major Texas cities, including Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio.

Why it matters

The new Texas registration requirement provides the first transparent look at the actual scale of autonomous vehicle deployments. The data highlights Waymo’s substantial footprint in the state while exposing the much smaller fleet sizes of its competitors.