Cybercab Austin Sets Oct. 31 Daily Record ~1,600 Trips — ~1,400 Driverless, Outrunning Waymo by 11 Hours
Published · Updated · By Investus editorial desk (SUNRYU Partners)
Tesla's Cybercab completed ~1,600 trips in Austin on Oct. 31, the highest single-day total on record for the service. ~1,400 of those were fully driverless (87%). Cybercab outran Waymo's Austin operation by 11 cumulative hours. Monthly trend is consistently up. Per-vehicle operating cost: Cybercab is ~7x cheaper than Waymo per Texas DMV fleet data.
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