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Tesla may have passed Waymo in driverless miles in Austin

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According to Robotaxi Tracker data cited by CleanTechnica, Tesla may have passed Waymo in weekly driverless miles in Austin: 438,000 miles in the week to October 18, 2026, versus about 406,000 weekly for Waymo in Q2 2026. Because the periods do not match, the article notes that Waymo's next release will allow a more precise comparison. The author also calculates that, with 20% compound weekly growth from about 558,000 national weekly unsupervised miles, Tesla would match Waymo's national total (close to 4 million weekly) in about 11 weeks.…

🔎 Why it matters: According to the author, Tesla's unsupervised robotaxi mileage is now large enough to start answering safety questions against human drivers and Waymo, with implications for whether LiDAR is actually required.
📈 Upside: According to the author, Tesla's unsupervised miles rose from 250,000 last quarter to about 1.7 million, and then to 3.3 million per the company, widening the data base for safety comparisons.
📉 Risk: The projection assumes sustained 20% weekly growth and constant utilization of about 950 registered vehicles, assumptions the article acknowledges the actual fleet may not match.
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