Texas authorized what was already driving
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Every mile is logged. Who counts the crashes?
By October 28th, 2025 Aurora reported passing 100,000 driverless miles on public roads.
481 days. Five of seven marks in the final 89.
The seventh mount is the hearing on August 25th, 2026, and it carries nothing yet.
35 trucks. No one in the cab.
Kodiak hauls triple trailers for Atlas Energy Solutions inside a fleet of 35 driverless trucks with no human in the cab. That was the count on June 30th, 2026.
More than 1,400 loads since February.
Kodiak's securities filing counts these in the triples configuration, along Atlas's 42 mile Dune Express conveyor. The drawing shows 1,400. The record says more.
Anyone in Houston can hail one.
"The National Federation of the Blind of Texas is happy to hear the news that Waymo will be fully available in Houston."
Raul Gallegos. First Vice President, National Federation for the Blind of Texas.
Waymo opened its Houston service to anyone with the app on August 20th, 2026, after more than 100,000 riders came off an interest list since February.
The state's number is a permission.
SB 2807's TxDMV authorization became a live requirement for commercial automated vehicle operation on May 28th, 2026, which is 392 days after the Dallas to Houston lane opened.
Where the paint ends.
TxDMV publishes the authorization SB 2807 requires. The DPS page carries first responder interaction plans and a submissions address. TxDOT's crash data page names no automated driving category.
The file that has a column.
The federal incident dataset for automated driving systems is the per incident record this docket reached. Its header row names the reporting entity and the report type.
The Texas Senate Committee on Transportation meets in a public hearing.
The committee is told to quantify.
The charge names three agencies whose rule making is in scope. The Department of Transportation keeps the state's crash records and is not one of them.
The Legislature posts the meeting on capitol.texas.gov under Committees, Meetings Upcoming.
What was verified
The Texas Senate's own upcoming committee meetings list carries an entry for Tuesday, August 25th, 2026.
Tuesday, August 25, 2026
The Senate Transportation entry on that date gives its location as hearing room E1.016.
Location: E1.016 (Hearing Room)
One charge before the Senate Committee on Transportation directs it to study how driverless vehicles have been deployed under Senate Bill 2807.
Study the deployment of autonomous vehicle technology as authorized by SB 2807
The same charge names three Texas agencies whose rule making is in scope, then instructs the committee to quantify the effect on traffic related collisions.
including rule-making adopted by the Texas Department of Public Safety, the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles and the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. Quantify the impact on traffic-related collisions.
The charge closes by asking for recommendations on continued driverless deployment and public safety.
Make recommendations to ensure that the continued deployment of autonomous vehicles prioritizes public safety and aligns with the evolving technological landscape on Texas roads.
The driverless charge is not the committee's only business that day. A second charge covers rail grade crossings.
Prioritizing Public Safety at Rail-Grade Crossings
A third charge before the same committee covers commercial driver licensing.
Strengthening Commercial Driver License Standards and Oversight
Senate Bill 2807 of the 89th Regular Session is captioned as a bill about motor vehicles including automated motor vehicles.
Relating to motor vehicles, including automated motor vehicles; creating a criminal offense.
The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles states that SB 2807 created a required authorization for commercial driverless operation on Texas roads.
The 89th Texas Legislature passed Senate Bill 2807 (89R) in 2025 creating a required authorization for the commercial operation of automated vehicles on Texas roads.
That authorization became a live requirement on May 28th, 2026.
All companies operating automated vehicles commercially on or after May 28, 2026, are required to maintain an active authorization with TxDMV.
Waymo opened its Houston robotaxi service to the general public rather than to an invitation list.
Starting today, anyone in Houston can download the Waymo app and hail a fully autonomous ride.
Waymo states it carried more than one hundred thousand Houston riders off its interest list between February and the public opening.
Since opening our service in February, we’ve welcomed more than 100,000 riders in Houston from our interest list
Waymo's post identifies Raul Gallegos by the title First Vice President of the National Federation for the Blind of Texas.
Raul Gallegos, First Vice President of the National Federation for the Blind of Texas
Inside his quoted remark the organisation is named the National Federation of the Blind of Texas, and it welcomes the full Houston opening.
The National Federation of the Blind of Texas is happy to hear the news that Waymo will be fully available in Houston.
Kodiak states it launched driverless triple trailer hauling with its customer Atlas Energy Solutions.
We recently launched driverless technology that hauls triple trailers in collaboration with our customer, Atlas Energy Solutions.
Kodiak states a fleet of 35 driverless trucks ran with nobody in the cab in the Permian Basin oil fields as of June 30th, 2026.
These triple-trailer trucks are now plying routes as part of a fleet of 35 driverless trucks with no humans in the cab as of June 30, 2026, and they’re owned and operated by Atlas in the oil fields of the Permian Basin.
Kodiak states the driverless triples have carried more than 1,400 loads since February.
Since launching triples in February, the Kodiak Driver has carried more than 1,400 loads in the triples configuration.
Kodiak's securities filing puts the same figure at 35 customer owned driverless vehicles at the end of the second quarter, up seven in the quarter.
Deployed seven additional driverless trucks, for a total of 35 Customer-Owned Driverless Vehicles as of the end of Q2
The same filing says driverless trucks now cover a second simultaneous load out point on the 42 mile Dune Express sand conveyor.
Expanded driverless truck deployment to cover a second simultaneous load-out point along Atlas’s 42-mile Dune Express sand conveyor system
Aurora began regular driverless freight deliveries between Dallas and Houston.
Aurora began regular driverless customer deliveries between Dallas and Houston this week.
That announcement is dated May 1st, 2025, which is the date every span in this run is measured from. c22's own words are that deliveries began that week, so the spans are floors.
May 01, 2025 6:00am EDT
At that launch Aurora reported over 1,200 driverless miles completed.
To date, the Aurora Driver has completed over 1,200 miles without a driver.
Aurora's second Texas lane runs 600 miles from Fort Worth to El Paso and opened six months after the Dallas to Houston route.
The launch of the 600-mile lane from Fort Worth to El Paso, just six months after the inaugural Dallas to Houston route, marks the fastest scaling to a second market in the U.S. self-driving industry.
That expansion is dated October 28th, 2025.
October 28, 2025 4:15pm EDT
By that announcement Aurora reported passing one hundred thousand driverless miles on public roads.
surpasses 100,000 driverless miles on public roads
Aurora states its commercial network runs 10 driverless routes across the Sun Belt.
Aurora plans to deploy the new fleet across its commercial network, which currently encompasses 10 driverless routes throughout the U.S. Sun Belt, to serve additional customers.
The second generation driverless launch is dated July 22nd, 2026.
July 22, 2026 9:00am EDT
The federal incident dataset for automated driving systems records the reporting entity and the report type for each filing.
Report ID,Report Version,Reporting Entity,Report Type
The Texas Department of Public Safety page on connected and autonomous vehicles takes first responder interaction plans and publishes no incident count.
Connected and Autonomous Vehicles
The Texas Department of Transportation publishes statewide crash records and its crash data page names no autonomous or automated driving category.
Crash Reports and Records
The Legislature's own listing types the August 25th Transportation meeting as a public hearing and gives the room.
Transportation Type: Public Hearing Location: E1.016 (Hearing Room)
Waymo's Houston post is dated August 20th, 2026.
August 20, 2026 - From the road - Waymo