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The news media has expended considerable effort researching and publishing information about the robotaxi business. This channel highlights some of the important articles.

electrek – Tesla hypes ‘unsupervised full self-driving’ launch in June: here’s what it will actually launch

electrek reports on how the purported Tesla launch of ‘unsupervised full self-driving’ in June is simply yet another empty promise. Tesla doesn't have the technology. And they are hiring teleoperation folks to get their cars out of the inevitable problematic situations they will encounter.

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electrek – Tesla drops ‘FSD’ from name of its driver-assist tech in China

electrek reports on how Tesla has had to remove "Full Self Driving" and "Autopilot" terms from the products it sells in China, given that they are patently not true. Also noteworthy that Chinese human drivers are receiving tickets for bad driving when the use the Tesla driver assist features.

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electrek – Tesla Autopilot drives into Wile E Coyote fake road wall in camera vs lidar test

electrek reports on a truly wild YouTube video by Mark Roper showing that without LiDAR that the Tesla's completely miss detecting objects in the middle of the road. And please, a moment of silence for the multiple mannequins that were completely demolished by the Tesla.

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