Metro area · CBSA 12420
Robotaxis in Austin
Austin, TX has driverless, paid robotaxi service.
Scores
How Austin Scores
This metro has had paid driverless service for 90 days or more, so it is also scored on observed service data: fares, airport access, operators and incidents. One score per fleet type; camera-only fleets weigh weather twice as heavily.
- Demand30%64
- Revenue20%73
- Competition15%—
Held at 50 in Potential mode; Live scores measure competition.
- Operability15%63
- Regulation20%97
The 11 inputs, each with its percentile and source
| Input | Value | Percentile | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households without a cardemand | 5.0% | 15 | www2.census.gov· Sep 2025high |
| Metro populationdemand | 2.6M | 76 | www2.census.gov· Sep 2025high |
| Population-weighted densitydemand | 3,473/sq mi | 56 | www2.census.gov· Jan 2026high |
| Residents aged 18-34demand | 26.4% | 95 | www2.census.gov· Sep 2025high |
| Airport passengers per residentdemand | 4.0 per resident | 81 | services.arcgis.com· Apr 2025high |
| Median household incomerevenue | $99,897 | 87 | www2.census.gov· Sep 2025high |
| Driver hourly payrevenue | $17.58/hr | 59 | data.bls.gov· May 2025high |
| Days with 1 inch or more of snowoperability · lower is better | 0.0 days/yr | 88 | ncei.noaa.gov· May 2021high |
| Days with 0.5 inch or more of rainoperability · lower is better | 20.6 days/yr | 71 | ncei.noaa.gov· May 2021high |
| Days with fogoperability · lower is better | 32.7 days/yr | 29 | ncei.noaa.gov· Jan 2026medium |
| Regulatory opennessregulation | 97.5 pts | 97 | txdmv.gov· Oct 2026high |
Percentiles compare this metro with the 100 US metros. See the methodology for every metric and the full rankings.
- Demand30%36
- Revenue20%25
- Competition15%15
- Operability15%57
- Regulation20%48
The 14 inputs, each with its percentile and source
| Input | Value | Percentile | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households without a cardemand | 5.0% | 10 | www2.census.gov· Sep 2025high |
| Metro populationdemand | 2.6M | 10 | www2.census.gov· Sep 2025high |
| Population-weighted densitydemand | 3,473/sq mi | 30 | www2.census.gov· Jan 2026high |
| Residents aged 18-34demand | 26.4% | 100 | www2.census.gov· Sep 2025high |
| Driver hourly payrevenue | $17.58/hr | 50 | data.bls.gov· May 2025high |
| Days with 1 inch or more of snowoperability · lower is better | 0.0 days/yr | 70 | ncei.noaa.gov· May 2021high |
| Days with 0.5 inch or more of rainoperability · lower is better | 20.6 days/yr | 60 | ncei.noaa.gov· May 2021high |
| Days with fogoperability · lower is better | 32.7 days/yr | 40 | ncei.noaa.gov· Jan 2026medium |
| Regulatory opennessregulation | 97.5 pts | 85 | txdmv.gov· Oct 2026high |
| Airport passengers with robotaxi access, per residentdemand | 0.0 per resident | 30 | getridewise.com· Oct 2026medium |
| Robotaxi fare for a 5-mile, 15-minute triprevenue | $10.00 | 0 | thedriven.io· Mar 2026low |
| Operators running paid driverless servicecompetition · lower is better | 2 | 15 | getridewise.com· Oct 2026medium |
| Low-price camera-only entrant presentcompetition · lower is better | Yes | 15 | getridewise.com· Oct 2026medium |
| Robotaxi injury crashes per million residents, last 12 monthsregulation · lower is better | 3.9 per million | 10 | static.nhtsa.gov· Oct 2026high |
Percentiles compare this metro with the 11 metros with live service. See the methodology for every metric and the full rankings.
- Demand25%37
- Revenue17%28
- Competition13%15
- Operability30%57
- Regulation15%48
The 13 inputs, each with its percentile and source
| Input | Value | Percentile | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households without a cardemand | 5.0% | 10 | www2.census.gov· Sep 2025high |
| Metro populationdemand | 2.6M | 10 | www2.census.gov· Sep 2025high |
| Population-weighted densitydemand | 3,473/sq mi | 30 | www2.census.gov· Jan 2026high |
| Residents aged 18-34demand | 26.4% | 100 | www2.census.gov· Sep 2025high |
| Driver hourly payrevenue | $17.58/hr | 50 | data.bls.gov· May 2025high |
| Days with 1 inch or more of snowoperability · lower is better | 0.0 days/yr | 70 | ncei.noaa.gov· May 2021high |
| Days with 0.5 inch or more of rainoperability · lower is better | 20.6 days/yr | 60 | ncei.noaa.gov· May 2021high |
| Days with fogoperability · lower is better | 32.7 days/yr | 40 | ncei.noaa.gov· Jan 2026medium |
| Regulatory opennessregulation | 97.5 pts | 85 | txdmv.gov· Oct 2026high |
| Airport passengers with robotaxi access, per residentdemand | 0.0 per resident | 35 | electrek.co· Sep 2026medium |
| Robotaxi fare for a 5-mile, 15-minute triprevenue | $10.00 | 6 | thedriven.io· Mar 2026medium |
| Operators running paid driverless servicecompetition · lower is better | 2 | 15 | getridewise.com· Oct 2026medium |
| Robotaxi injury crashes per million residents, last 12 monthsregulation · lower is better | 3.9 per million | 10 | static.nhtsa.gov· Oct 2026high |
Percentiles compare this metro with the 11 metros with live service. See the methodology for every metric and the full rankings.
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Service
Who Runs Robotaxis Here
- WaymoDriverless, paidLidar
- Book viaUber
- AirportNone
- LaunchedMar 4, 2025
Booked only through Uber, at UberX prices.
getridewise.com· Oct 2026medium - Tesla RobotaxiDriverless, paidCamera-only
- Book viaOwn app
- LaunchedJun 22, 2025
Mix of unsupervised and monitored cars. In one September 2026 week only 8 of 476 Texas-registered Tesla robotaxis carried riders.
electrek.co· Sep 2026medium - ZooxTestingLidar
Early-rider program.
thechargeport.com· Oct 2026medium
Map
Where You Can Ride
- Waymo: Rough outline of central Austin, not a trace; Waymo reports 140 sq mi from Manchaca to the Domain since January 2026. spectrumlocalnews.com· Jan 2026lowmodelled
- Airports (pink dots): AUS Austin Bergstrom International Airport. Dashed line: metro area.
Fares
Known Fares and Figures
| Operator | Measure | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tesla Robotaxi | Base fare | $3 | Mar 2026 | thedriven.io· Mar 2026medium |
| Tesla Robotaxi | Per mile | $1.40/mi | Mar 2026 | thedriven.io· Mar 2026medium |
Rider-panel figures are medians of receipts from at least 30 riders in a month. Share a receipt from a ride in Austin
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Regulation
No discretionary permit, no fleet cap
State authorization enforceable since 28 May 2026: no fee, no expiry, and cities may not regulate AVs.
- +5State bars cities from regulating AVs
Tracker
Recent Events
- Permit
Texas statewide AV authorization becomes enforceable
No fee, no expiry, and cities may not regulate AVs.
txdmv.gov· Oct 2026high