Safety

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.

Jalopnik – Tesla Running So-Called ‘Full Self-Driving’ Software Splatters ‘Child’ In School Bus Test

Jalopnik reports that the safety of Tesla FSD was once again tested. This time the Tesla on FSD drove right past a stopped school bus with its Stop sign extended and red lights flashing, and then proceeded to identify a dummy as a pedestrian yet hit it at full speed anyways. FSD is simply not a viable autonomous driving system. And Tesla is completely unprepared to run a robotaxi syndrome system.

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Fortune – Questions swirl as Tesla nears Austin launch day for high stakes driverless robotaxi launch

Fortune reports on how Tesla is supposed to launch their robotaxi system in Austin in June, yet they lack the fundamental technology to operate autonomous vehicles. Surely they will simply be using human drivers in what is basically an absurdly expensive ride hailing scheme.

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