Tesla, robotaxi and Austin
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Tesla is expanding its initial small Robotaxi offering in Austin, Texas, and planning to introduce Robotaxi services in California and Arizona. The company
The three autonomous driving experts told Business Insider about how they think the launch went, and what may have prompted some issue.
It's too early to definitely answer whether or not Tesla's Robotaxi service is safe, but it's clear that riders have experienced some mishaps first-hand.
NHTSA pressed Tesla for more information about robotaxi incidents caught on camera and shared widely on social media.
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Since Tesla's recent launch of its robotaxi service in Austin, videos have emerged showing driving problems including speeding, sudden braking and driving over a curb.
The City of Austin is reporting robotaxi traffic incidents with daily updates. Waymo has about ten times the number of vehicles and double the driving area as
According to DirtyTesla, the scrape resulted in little more than a tire nudge, and the onboard safety operator—present in every Tesla robotaxi during the pilot phase—soon took over the wheel to safely drive the car away. No one was injured, and the parked vehicle appeared to suffer no significant damage.