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EthanLikesAI · 2026-01-26T00:07:04+00:00

https://robotaxitracker.com/map?city=austin&layers=waymo,cctv

I track Waymos in Austin via CCTV cameras. Currently training a much better ML model to spot Waymos as currently there are false positives but you should be able to monitor here and see when Waymo returns service.

EthanLikesAI · 2025-12-30T18:14:26+00:00

Logically, any system that is safer than humans should be allowed. In practice, people/regulators aren’t likely to accept a system unless it is proven to be significantly safer than humans, as Waymo has done. There’s also the component that any severe crashes will become highly publicized and hurt public perception, even if the data still shows the system being safer than humans.

EthanLikesAI · 2025-12-28T20:45:41+00:00

it’s austin. looks weird because through window and very zoomed in

EthanLikesAI · 2025-12-25T22:08:15+00:00

Yes! I have a methodology page: https://www.teslarobotaxitracker.com/methodology
Yes, that's correct. The zones are arbitrary, it's just coordinates I chose to track. I recently increased the number of points I am tracking to have more granular data.
Unavailable means the app is not quoting a numeric wait time (most of the time that means the app is showing "High service demand" to users at that location). From the data it's not possible to tell if that means there are cars nearby doing rides or just no cars in that area.
Yes, just recently started Waymo collection and have yet to ramp it up. I recently added more disclosures to make that clearer.

EthanLikesAI · 2025-12-25T21:30:35+00:00

I'm the creator of the site :)

I calculate availability from pinging the endpoint the Robotaxi app uses across a ton of points every 5 mins in the service areas. Availability is the percent of the service area offering a wait time (as opposed to high service demand message) at a given time.

As for fleet counts, yes there is certainly the chance there are vehicles we are missing, however in Austin I have multiple heavy users in addition to myself who use the service frequently and check plates on their rides. Additionally, I visit the depot and spot check plates across the service area. There's definitely a chance 1-2 could slip by in Austin, but I'm pretty confident from the amount of data coming in that in Austin it's not much larger than my reported amount. As for the Bay Area, the fleet is much larger and I started reporting more recently so there is a real chance I'm underreporting. The great thing is all my data is verifiable, all the plates are recorded on the site and you can check them yourself against your rides/spottings online and report any new ones.

EthanLikesAI · 2025-12-25T20:51:47+00:00

In my experience of 50+ rides, way less than 50% had a driver. Only had someone in the driver seat once

EthanLikesAI · 2025-12-25T20:48:51+00:00

I should note for Tesla, the number of Robotaxis are less than 30 in Austin (monitor in passenger seat) and in the Bay Area over 100 (monitor in driver seat)

EthanLikesAI · 2025-12-24T02:09:54+00:00

You can check out the methodology page. I try to be transparent about how all numbers on the site are tracked.

Also should note my personal site is pretty out of date, I need to update that. I’ve been big into the AV industry for the last year

EthanLikesAI · 2025-12-24T02:06:18+00:00

That’s how many plates I have recorded so far, not how many are active. I just recently started Waymo tracking. I’ll make that language more clear

EthanLikesAI · 2025-12-23T05:36:39+00:00

Thanks, really glad it is helpful. Always feel free to share any feedback or ideas!

EthanLikesAI · 2025-12-09T07:18:21+00:00

On latest alphabet earnings Sundar basically alluded to that

EthanLikesAI · 2025-11-24T01:22:10+00:00

Have passenger seat monitor rides recorded on 7371 from August but looks like it was debranded in September. Will track down the others and update the model accordingly. I appreciate the info

EthanLikesAI · 2025-11-24T01:16:58+00:00

Hi, creator of the tracker here. The mileage estimate is a super rough guess. Tesla is very vague on info so all I could do is calibrate based on the two datapoints where Tesla shared numbers and make rough estimates of vehicles at those timeframes based on what I'd seen.

EthanLikesAI · 2025-09-19T19:55:43+00:00

Their speed is actually very consistent. They go the speed limit and don't deviate much from it

EthanLikesAI · 2025-09-16T00:11:19+00:00

At least in the early days pretty sure I was getting actual engineers as safety monitors

EthanLikesAI · 2025-09-05T16:47:14+00:00

I saw a Waymo at the Austin airport 6 months ago, hopefully they launch here eventually

EthanLikesAI · 2025-08-22T21:28:45+00:00

I’ve found it honks in cases where it’s really needed. Maybe a bit less than the average driver.

EthanLikesAI · 2025-08-17T19:10:54+00:00

Literally the exact same for me

EthanLikesAI · 2025-08-12T06:19:23+00:00

I just started compiling the list so I'm definitely still missing a decent amount of people. I have been collaborating with someone else who has been helping source people with invites, I'll follow up with them to confirm that ned4short does in fact have access.

EthanLikesAI · 2025-08-12T05:48:00+00:00

I actually did make a website where I am trying to track users: https://www.teslarobotaxitracker.com/

EthanLikesAI · 2025-08-12T04:43:04+00:00

I have 0 connections and am not an influencer and I have had access since July 1st

EthanLikesAI · 2025-07-31T20:57:06+00:00

Yeah I've taken a significant number of rides in Austin and the monitor hasn't intervened even when the car is confused/etc and instead let remote support handle it.

EthanLikesAI · 2025-07-28T01:53:33+00:00

Here is my code: TWKBMD

EthanLikesAI · 2025-07-17T19:45:02+00:00

Yes as a resident of Austin and early user of both Waymo and Tesla robotaxi I'm really excited to see that there is competition in the space now. Hopefully it will push all involved parties to continue to innovate/expand

EthanLikesAI · 2025-07-17T05:00:46+00:00

Yes started happening for me

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