Tesla Says 300 Cybercabs Now Serve Austin, Up Eightfold in a Month. Dallas Is Next.

On 10 October 2026, two years to the day after Tesla unveiled the Cybercab at its "We, Robot" event, the company's Robotaxi account put a number on the car's first month in service: "One month after launch, we've scaled to 300+ Cybercabs serving Austin – an 8x increase in 30 days." About 20 minutes later Tesla's AI lead, Ashok Elluswamy, quoted the post and added: "the cabs are everywhere in Austin now. Dallas soon."

Tesla's own number, and the register agrees

Until now, Cybercab fleet sizes came from outside Tesla. The doubling to 125 cars this site reported in September rested on a push notification to riders and on volunteer counts of Texas registrations. This figure comes from Tesla's own account, and the Texas DMV's automated-vehicle register backs it. On the evening of 10 October, the Texas Robotaxi Database, which mirrors that register, listed 319 Cybercabs.

The multiple fits the record too. About 45 Cybercabs were on the register when paid rides began on 3 September, and an eightfold rise implies fewer than 40 were carrying passengers a month ago.

Every car added is a Cybercab

The column that matters most is the one that does not move. Tesla's Model Y robotaxi count has stood at 420 since late September, while the register added 150 Cybercabs in the past week alone. Cybercabs were 23% of Tesla's registered Texas robotaxis on 26 September; they are 43% now. Tesla has stopped growing the converted Model Y fleet and is putting all of its growth into the purpose-built two-seater.

Two caveats apply. The register has no city breakdown, so "serving Austin" is Tesla's description rather than something the data can confirm. And a fleet count is not ridership: Tesla has published no trip numbers, utilisation or waiting times. For scale, Waymo lists 1,185 vehicles on the same Texas register.

Dallas, without a date

Elluswamy gave no launch date, fleet size or service area for Dallas. Tesla already runs driverless Model Y rides there: the service opened on 18 April 2026, and its service area was enlarged at the end of August. Dallas would be the Cybercab's second city.

The expansion is also running ahead of the regulator. NHTSA's Special Order asks Tesla 21 questions about how a car with no steering wheel or pedals meets federal safety standards, and Tesla's sworn answers are due on 30 October after a 30-day extension. The Cybercab count on the Texas register has risen about sevenfold since NHTSA opened its audit on 3 September.

What it means for Europe

Nothing changes yet. The Cybercab carries passengers only in Austin, and Musk's only word on Europe is still "hopefully soon". European visitors can see one up close this week: Tesla is showing a Cybercab from the US fleet at the Paris Motor Show from 12 to 18 October, on a stand rather than on the road.

What the month in Austin does show is how fast Tesla can put the car into service once it has a city: more than 250 cars in 30 days. The limit on a European launch is something else, namely approval for the car and for the software that drives it.