Gizmodo – Tesla and Google’s Robotaxis Still Really Aren’t That Autonomous
Gizmodo reports on how Waymo and Tesla vehicles are not truly autonomous. And they won't solve any problems because they will just cause more traffic.
Robotaxi.news
Are robotaxis the future? Or instead, the past?
Robotaxi.news
Are robotaxis the future? Or instead, the past?
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.
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The Verge – How Texas’ hands-off approach to autonomous vehicles gave Tesla an opening
The Verge reports on how Tesla's robotaxi attempt is in Texas because of the extremely lenient laws there. Their politicians appears to simply not care at all about safety of the public.
KXAN Austin – US traffic safety agency says Tesla responded to letter concerning its robotaxis
KXAN Austin reports on how the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has stated that Tesla has answered their questions on how they plan on offering robotaxi service safely. But Tesla won't allow the answers to be released to the public even though they will be using public roads.
engadget – Tesla’s robotaxi debut will reportedly be limited to only 10 cars in very specific areas
engadget reports that the purported Tesla robotaxi launch will be quite a feeble joke
Benzinga – Tesla Cybertruck Caught Driving In Wrong Lane On FSD—Just Days Before Robotaxi Launch
Benzinga reports on yet another scary situation where a Cybertruck on FSD drives in the wrong lane right into oncoming traffic.
electrek – Tesla Robotaxi launch is a dangerous game of smoke and mirrors
electrek reports on how Tesla's entire robotaxi launch is just a lot of misdirection.
electrek – Tesla on ‘self-driving’ gets stuck on train track and hit by train
electrek joins in on the reporting of a self driving Tesla heading down train tracks and gettn\ing scraped by a train
WFMZ News – Tesla sedan hit by train after self-driving error in Berks County, stops train traffic
WFMZ News reports on how a Tesla driving itself decided to turn down the railroad tracks and got stuck. The oncoming train then struck the mirror of the car in quite a close call. And Tesla is going to run a robotaxi service???
CNBC – Tesla faces protests in Austin over Musk’s robotaxi plans
CNBC reports that even Texans don't want not stinking Elon robotaxis!
Wired – Ahead of Protests, Waymo Scales Back Robotaxi Service Nationwide
Waymo is apparently a bit tired of being the target of political ire. So they are hiding away for a few days.
electrek – Tesla Full Self-Driving hasn’t improved all year and Musk points to more wait
electrek reports that the Tesla robotaxi rollout is delayed, to the surprise of absolute no one.
Lawsuit filed for cyclist seriously injured by two Waymo robotaxis
A lawsuit has been filed by a cyclist in San Francisco who was seriously injured by two (yes, two!) Waymo robotaxis. This demonstrates why Waymo should not be allowed on the transit only portions of Market Street. They simply are not safe with respect to bicyclists.
electrek – Tesla admits it would ‘suffer financial harm’ if its self-driving crash data becomes public
electrek reports on how Tesla continues to try to hide their crash data.
Reddit – Wheel came off my Waymo while driving full speed through an intersection
A Waymo user reports on Reddit on how they were going feel speed through an intersection in Austin when a front wheel, yup, just plain fell off.
Bloomberg – A Fatal Tesla Crash Shows the Limits of Full Self-Driving
Bloomberg reports on how a fatal crash of a Tesla on FSD shows that the autonomous system is simply not safe because their sensors are completely inadequate.
