Trip and rider records
Save available trip receipts, pickup and drop-off information, timestamps, app notices and communications tied to the ride.
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Texas Rideshare & Autonomous Vehicle Resource Center
A public-information hub for Texans encountering robotaxis, autonomous vehicles and conventional rideshare services. The focus is documentation, public records, regulation, insurance information and reliable government sources—not predictions about liability or case value.
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Texas commercial AV regulation changed in 2026
Texas requires commercial operators of Level 4 or Level 5 automated vehicles operating without a human driver to maintain TxDMV authorization. TxDMV states that the authorization requirements became enforceable May 28, 2026.
The authorization framework includes requirements concerning a recording device, applicable vehicle registration and title, liability coverage or self-insurance, minimal-risk capability, and an emergency-response interaction plan provided to Texas DPS.
Primary source: TxDMV Automated Vehicles Regulatory Program.
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Information to organize after an AV or robotaxi incident
The records that exist will depend on the vehicle, operator, trip and incident. No single record automatically establishes legal responsibility, insurance coverage or damages.
Vehicle identification
Record the vehicle, plate or fleet identifier, location, date and approximate time when available.
Scene information
Preserve original photographs or video, roadway conditions, involved vehicles and witness contact information.
Incident identifiers
Keep police, fire, EMS, 3-1-1, platform or operator incident numbers when they exist.
Operator communications
Save emails, texts, app messages, support tickets and other communications concerning the incident.
Insurance documents
Organize available liability, personal-auto, TNC, UM/UIM and other potentially relevant policy or claim information without assuming which coverage applies.
Automated-system records
Depending on the vehicle and event, records may include recording-device data, vehicle telemetry, camera or sensor information, routing data, system-status information or remote-assistance records. Availability and access vary.
Medical and income records
Use the existing TSC medical-documentation and lost-wage tools to organize treatment, bills, restrictions and reported income loss.
Austin robotaxi & AV resources
Austin maintains a public AV information page and documented-incident dashboard. The City cautions that reported incidents are not validated and may not capture every occurrence.
City of Austin autonomous-vehicle information
Open the Austin AV guideFree AV Evidence & Records Checklist
Use a printable checklist to organize trip records, vehicle identifiers, incident information, communications, insurance documents and potentially relevant automated-system records.
Open the free checklistPublic data and research limitations
Austin's documented-incident dashboard is a report log, not a validated crash census. NHTSA also maintains federal ADS crash-reporting data under its Standing General Order. These sources use different collection methods and should not be combined or described as equivalent without a documented methodology.
NHTSA automated-driving crash reporting
Read the Austin AV Incident & Public Data ReportRelated free Texas tools
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