electrek – Tesla engineer admits Tesla didn’t maintain Autopilot crash records amid trial over fatal crash
electrek reports that a Tesla engineer had to admin in a deposition that critical safety info on Autopilot had been deleted
Robotaxi.news
Are robotaxis the future? Or instead, the past?
Robotaxi.news
Are robotaxis the future? Or instead, the past?
Tesla
Clearly the robotaxi company with the weakest sensors, the worst software, and the most deranged CEO. Fortunately reality has not been tainted by an actual robotaxis implementation, though long promised by their leader…
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The Times – Tesla on trial: What caused fatal crash — driver or autopilot?
The Times reports on the current Tesla trial where the jury will determine who was driving the fatal Tesla, the robot or the human
Bloomberg UK – Tesla Failed to Stop Autopilot Misuse, Safety Expert Testifies
Bloomberg UK reports on testimony by Missy Cummings in the Tesla fatality lawsuit
NY Times – Tesla Faces First Jury Trial Tied to Its Autopilot System
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.
Seeking Alpha – Tesla’s Austin FSD Rollout: Autonomy Bet Is Failing
Seeking Alpha reports on how Tesla's FSD rollout was a failure. The stock value will surely soon reflect on this.
electrek – Tesla was forced to reimburse Full Self-Driving in arbitration after failing to deliver
electrek reports on how a a person who purchased Full Self Driving got their money back because Tesla was never able to deliver. Full Self Driving simply doesn't actually exist.
Engadget – A Tesla robotaxi inexplicably drove into a parked car
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 – We asked 3 autonomous driving experts to comment on Tesla’s robotaxi launch and break down videos of some of its errors
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.
electrek – Elon Musk said to bet on Tesla delivering Robotaxi in June, yet those who did just lost big
Electrek reports that once again Elon Musk misled his legions of fanboys. He recommended that they bet on June full service robotaxi service, but Tesla was of course not able to meet the criteria. Some fanboys lost good amount of money.
Yahoo News – Elon Musk hit with backlash after allegedly misleading public on Tesla’s safety statistics: ‘Embarrassingly bad’
Yahoo News reports on how Tesla has been completely misleading when it comes to their safety statistics
The Verge – Here’s a running list of all of Tesla’s robotaxi mishaps so far
TheVerge reports on the rather frightening list of robotaxi mishaps that Tesla has had in just first couple of days.
Streetsblog – Are Tesla’s First Robotaxis Safe For U.S. Roads?
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 – US safety agency contacts Tesla on robotaxi issues seen in online videos
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 – Tesla robotaxi launch: EV maker seeks to keep Texas data private, regulator says
Reuters reports on how Tesla refuses to release any safety information. Sounds like they know how unsafe their driving system actually is.
CNN – Tesla finally began a limited version of long-promised robotaxi service. But there were some bumps
CNN reports on how weak the the Tesla robotaxi tech is, even driving on the wrong side of a double yellow line.
