Are robotaxis the future? Or instead, the past?
Are robotaxis the future? Or instead, the past?
All the robotaxi companies claim that their safety is much better than obsolete human drivers. But are they really safer given that they seem to crash so often? This clearly needs to be investigated further.
Fortune reports on how Tesla’s robotaxi attempt in Austin is quite weak and will not be able to scale nor make a profit. Oh, and the robotaxi didn't detect crossing arms coming down at a railway crossing. That is quite scary.
NBC Bay Area reports on efforts to create a national law for significantly improving reporting requirements for autonomous vehicles.
electrek reports that a Tesla engineer had to admin in a deposition that critical safety info on Autopilot had been deleted
Bloomberg UK reports on testimony by Missy Cummings in the Tesla fatality lawsuit
NY Times reports on how finally Tesla is being dragged into court due to a deadly crash that occurred through use of its so called Autopilot system.
Engadget reports on how a Tesla robotaxi already managed to drive into a parked car, even with a safety driver in the car to stop it. And the safety driver had to drive the Tesla away from the incident. Autonomous it ain't!
Business Insider asked several "experts" on how they thought the Tesla robotaxi introduction went. Phantom braking and the the use of only vision sensors are clearly problems.
Yahoo News reports on how Tesla has been completely misleading when it comes to their safety statistics
TheVerge reports on the rather frightening list of robotaxi mishaps that Tesla has had in just first couple of days.
Streetsblog questions the safety of the Tesla autonomous driving system by showing how it doesn't stop for school buses and would run over a child given the opportunity.
Reuters reports on how Tesla "robotaxis" have already malfunctioned enough that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is asking them what the heck is going on.
Reuters reports on how Tesla refuses to release any safety information. Sounds like they know how unsafe their driving system actually is.
CNN reports on how weak the the Tesla robotaxi tech is, even driving on the wrong side of a double yellow line.
TechCrunch reports that Tesla indeed launched something today, where they gave out rides for $4.20 to fanboys. But as everyone knew was going to happen, there is a human co-pilot in every vehicle and lots of teleoperation, too. Just like their fake Optimus robots.
Forbes reports that the Tesla robotaxi "launch" is, as expected, a complete joke. Not only did they miss their start date, but they have to use a human safety driver in the passenger seat.
