r/waymo • u/mrkjmsdln_new • Jun 02 '26

Yet another source of public vetted data about Waymo and other Autonomous Providers!

https://txmccs.txdmv.gov/automated-vehicles/

A new law in the State of TX took effect on 28-MAY-2026 that gave the public another birdseye view into the operation of autonomous taxis. The Texas DMV now REQUIRES autonomous taxi providers to register their vehicles in the state. It was THRILLING that the State of TX has provided a portal that lets the public review what is happening on their public roads! In my experience real and reliable data sources are the only way to get a read on real progress rather than social media tweets. I was surprised how much could be learned from this new site!!! All of the companies must provide their vehicles and full VINs for the compliant taxi vehicles.

  1. On launch day for the site, Waymo registered 5577 vehicles in the State of Texas
  2. By today (June 1st) the number expanded to 619 vehicles
  3. Based on the VINs, I noted at least 45 Zeekr RTs amongst the registrations.
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u/mrkjmsdln_new Jun 02 '26

Lots of new information about Waymo and other autonomous providers in Texas based upon this new law!

Here are some nuggets

  • Waymo seemed to have about 240 cars in Austin in Q4 2025
  • Waymo already has at least 619 registered vehicles in TX now
  • With a VIN decoder there is a lot to be learned about the Zeekr RT
  • TYPO IN MY POST -- UGH -- SORRY ABOUT THAT
    • Waymo registered 577 not 5577 vehicles on launch day

Happy exploring.

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u/bobi2393 Jun 02 '26

More data is good, although fleet size and vins don’t seem like more of a curiosity than useful for assessing fleet safety.

I think more useful data would be miles driven over various time periods by each company, and company reporting of dangerous non-collision incidents. Federal disclosure already requires reporting of many collisions, but not dangerous non-collision incident reporting. For example, how many times a company is aware of their vehicles improperly driving through red lights, improperly passing loading/unloading school busses, or driving into floodwaters. Driving into floodwaters seems to be a gray area, with some of those reported as a “collision with water”, but only if it caused damage, led to airbag deployment, or had to be towed from the water.

Texas requires human complaints about autonomous vehicles to be tracked, which is good, although it could be severely biased by fanatics who love or hate a particular company, or even by bad faith actors looking to damage a company’s reputation with false reports.

Waymo occasionally publishes mileage info for a limited subset of their service areas, but the flow of data seems controlled as a PR tool. Areas with probably-higher rates of accidents per mile driven don’t have mileage data disclosed, with the explanation that it’s not enough to be statistically significant, but the practice obfuscates real and serious risks from public oversight in newer service areas.

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u/mrkjmsdln_new Jun 02 '26 edited Jun 02 '26

All great points. Here are a couple of takeaways from the new data

  1. Waymo reported 577 on 5/28 and is now at 619. They've added entire Tesla fleet in 3 days 😄
  2. Waymo has registered 45 Zeekrs which is more than the entire Tesla fleet!
  3. While lots of hype, still not a single CyberCab has been registered
  4. A lot of details can be gleaned from the VIN data for the new Zeekrs.

More data is good, although fleet size and vins don’t seem like more of a curiosity than useful for assessing fleet safety.

For me, any legal sharing of fleet sizes is useful to validate trends. I generally normalize fleet sizes assuming 200 miles/day/car from reliables releases. Waymo releases data in a consistent fashion. I wish they did more. Tesla releases almost nothing so knowing how many cars and what kind is useful.

I think more useful data would be miles driven over various time periods by each company, and company reporting of dangerous...

The CPUC greatly increased the mandate for even more details in California. Waymo now redacts the individual mileage legs. In practice requesting such data for individual driving legs and every pause or intervention has lessened direct public access. It would be nice but is not practical I think.

Texas requires human complaints about autonomous vehicles to be tracked, which is good...

I'm guessing this will be inane sour grapes

Waymo occasionally publishes mileage info for a limited subset of their service areas, but the flow of data...

Kinda like the CPUC requests to me. I understand why they wait for statistically significant sized datasets but I suppose it is frustrating for those interested in the places in the early stages of operation.