Tesla's Cybercab Fleet Grows Eightfold in a Month as Dallas Prepares for Service

Tesla has disclosed an official figure for its active Cybercab fleet for the first time, confirming that more than 300 vehicles are now operating in Austin. The company’s Robotaxi account on X shared the update on Saturday, noting that the service had expanded to “300+ Cybercabs serving Austin” within one month of launch, representing an eightfold increase over that 30-day period.

The bigger revelation came when Ashok Elluswamy, Tesla’s head of AI software, quoted the post and confirmed the next market. “Two years since the 10/10 Cybercab WeRobot event, the cabs are everywhere in Austin now. Dallas soon,” he wrote. This marks the first instance of Tesla publicly identifying the following city for its public Cybercab rides.

Tesla initially opened Cybercab rides to the public in Austin on September 4, following an invite-only launch event the day prior. The expansion has been rapid. By late September, the fleet had already surpassed 100 units, jumping from 58 to 125 in a single week. On Thursday, Tesla added 150 Cybercabs to the Texas automated vehicle registry, raising its registered total to 319 from 169. The first seven vehicles had appeared on that registry on August 31.

Independent tracking efforts, however, present a more conservative picture. RobotaxiTracker, a community site that logs vehicles through sightings and state records, listed 275 vehicles in unsupervised service in Austin on Saturday, with 105 identified as Cybercabs — well below Tesla’s official count. Tracker numbers can lag behind official figures, and commentator Sawyer Merritt noted that Cybercab wait times in Austin remained short on Saturday evening despite more than 2,000 fans being in town for the X Takeover event.

Regulatory attention is also building. NHTSA has opened an audit query into Tesla’s certification that the Cybercab meets federal safety standards, with sworn answers due October 30. Tesla reports third-quarter earnings on October 21, which could provide a natural opportunity for the company to clarify its fleet numbers and set a timeline for the Dallas launch.