Tesla's Texas robotaxi fleet is a fraction of Waymo's, new state filings show

New Texas DMV registration data reveals Tesla has just 42 autonomous vehicles in the state, versus 577 for Alphabet's Waymo

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New state registration records published Wednesday show only 42 Tesla $TSLA vehicles authorized for autonomous ridehailing in Texas — a count that amounts to less than a tenth of what rival Waymo has deployed there.

A new Texas law that took effect Wednesday created the database, compelling companies that test or deploy autonomous vehicles in the state to submit fleet counts and other safety disclosures to the Department of Motor Vehicles. Waymo, the self-driving unit of Alphabet $GOOGL, submitted registrations for 577 vehicles — a figure that dwarfs Tesla's........

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