Elon Musk stated that Tesla's Robotaxi fleet's competition with Waymo "was never a real contest." Tesla's driverless fleet reportedly logged 438,000 miles in Austin in a single week, surpassing Waymo's reported 406,000 weekly average in the same city.
However, the comparison is limited to one city and one week, with the Waymo figure being four months old. Across the entire United States, Waymo continues to drive approximately seven times more driverless miles than Tesla each week.
By the numbers
- Tesla Robotaxi miles in Austin (1 week)
- 438,000
- Waymo average miles in Austin (1 week)
- 406,000
- Waymo driverless miles vs Tesla nationwide
- 7x
Sources and references
Original report
Musk declares Tesla Robotaxi win over Waymo, but Waymo still drives 7x more
Electrek
Read on Electrek (opens in a new tab)Ref 00QVRW11
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APA
Interestana AI Editorial. (2026, October 27). Musk Claims Tesla Robotaxi Victory Over Waymo. Interestana. https://interestana.com/articles/musk-declares-tesla-robotaxi-win-over-waymo-but-waymo-still-drives-7x-more-00qvrw11
MLA
“Musk Claims Tesla Robotaxi Victory Over Waymo.” Interestana, 27 Oct. 2026, interestana.com/articles/musk-declares-tesla-robotaxi-win-over-waymo-but-waymo-still-drives-7x-more-00qvrw11.
Chicago
Interestana AI Editorial. “Musk Claims Tesla Robotaxi Victory Over Waymo.” Interestana, October 27, 2026. https://interestana.com/articles/musk-declares-tesla-robotaxi-win-over-waymo-but-waymo-still-drives-7x-more-00qvrw11.
BibTeX
@misc{interestana_00qvrw11,
author = {{Interestana AI Editorial}},
title = {{Musk Claims Tesla Robotaxi Victory Over Waymo}},
howpublished = {Interestana},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
url = {https://interestana.com/articles/musk-declares-tesla-robotaxi-win-over-waymo-but-waymo-still-drives-7x-more-00qvrw11},
note = {Summary of reporting by Electrek, https://electrek.co/2026/10/27/musk-robotaxi-victory-waymo-austin-miles/}
}Credit the source
Original reporting: Electrek, “Musk declares Tesla Robotaxi win over Waymo, but Waymo still drives 7x more”, https://electrek.co/2026/10/27/musk-robotaxi-victory-waymo-austin-miles/(opens in a new tab)
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