Musk declares Tesla Robotaxi win over Waymo, but Waymo still drives 7x more

According to Electrek, Elon Musk claimed Tesla's Robotaxi race against Waymo "was never a real contest" after Tesla logged 438,000 driverless miles in Austin in one week, slightly above Waymo's 406,000 weekly average there. However, Waymo's figure is a four-month-old quarterly average, while Tesla's is its latest week. Nationally, Waymo still drives about seven times more driverless miles weekly, averaging 3.90 million rider-only miles in Q2 2026 versus Tesla's best week of 558,000 miles, and leads cumulatively 271.3 million to 3.11 million miles.

The Austin increase follows Tesla's deployment of 463 Cybercabs in Texas, 337 added in the last 30 days. Tesla's AI head said the service is constrained by software, avoiding highways, railroad crossings, and limited hours. Waymo has operated on freeways in multiple cities since November 2025. The article also notes Tesla's "driverless miles" may not be directly comparable to Waymo's "rider-only miles."

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Musk declares Tesla Robotaxi win over Waymo, but Waymo still drives 7x more — Electrek