Tesla has disclosed one of the first official measures of its robotaxi footprint in Texas — and the numbers are smaller than many investors expected. According to data from the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, Tesla has registered 42 autonomous vehicles in the state. Alphabet-owned Waymo has registered 577, more than 13 times Tesla’s total.

The figures became public under new Texas rules requiring autonomous vehicle companies to register their fleets and share safety-related information. The distinction matters: registered vehicles do not necessarily equal cars actively carrying passengers every day. Still, the data offers the clearest official snapshot yet of how far Tesla trails larger robotaxi operators in operational scale.

For Elon Musk, robotaxis are central to the case that Tesla can evolve from an electric-vehicle maker into an AI and robotics company. But the current Texas fleet size suggests that mass deployment remains a difficult task. Waymo already operates across several Texas cities, while Tesla’s service — launched in Austin and later expanded to Dallas and Houston — still looks closer to a limited rollout than a broad commercial network. For investors, the key question is whether Tesla can scale quickly while meeting safety and regulatory expectations.