Tesla's Texas robotaxi registrations pass 1,000 as Cybercabs outnumber Model Ys

Tesla's robotaxi registrations in Texas have passed 1,000 vehicles, with 1,051 listed as of October 27, 2026, according to Texas DMV registration data surfaced by third-party trackers and Tesla-focused accounts. Of those, 544 are Cybercabs and 507 are Model Ys. TSLA was approaching a three-month high as the milestone circulated.

The figure counts authorized vehicles, not cars in service. The registry lists VINs, model year, make and model, and does not show where vehicles run or how many carry paying riders. Cybercab rides are available only in Austin, while Model Ys are authorized across a wider footprint that includes Dallas, Houston and Florida cities. Three weeks earlier the registry held 739 vehicles (319 Cybercabs, 420 Model Ys), so the Cybercab share rose from roughly 43% to about 52%.

The Cybercab itself is not new this week. Tesla began offering rides in limited areas of Austin on September 3, after saying in July that Cybercab production had started at Gigafactory Texas. A Teslarati report on October 27 said Tesla engineers designed the pack with room to move to a lower energy density chemistry as production scales, and that the engineers see pack service cost as a key issue. That report did not give a quantified cost saving.

On growth, a CleanTechnica contributor modeled what could happen if recent roughly 20% weekly growth in unsupervised miles held, and called it a launch rate that is hard to sustain. That is one writer's scenario built on Tesla's cumulative mileage figures, not company guidance. What to watch: how many registered vehicles are actually carrying riders, and whether Tesla's planned Cybercab service in Dallas, mentioned on its earnings call, arrives on schedule.