electrek – Elon Musk with a straight face: Tesla Robotaxi will cover half of US population by end of the year
electrek reports on Elon Musk's absurd prediction that Tesla Robotaxis will cover half the population of the US. Pure comedy!
Robotaxi.news
Are robotaxis the future? Or instead, the past?
Robotaxi.news
Are robotaxis the future? Or instead, the past?
Untruths
The robotaxi companies have been more than just a bit misleading to both the public and the regulators. Untruths or downright lies? You decide…
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NBC Bay Area – DMV legal battle against Tesla begins in Oakland court
NBC Bay Area reports that the Tesla trial has started. They have been brought to court by the California DMV for (allegedly) misrepresenting the capabilities of theiri Autopilot and Full Self Driving systems.
NY Times – Tesla Driver Testifies Autopilot Failed to Prevent Fatal Crash
NY Times reports on an update on the current Tesla Autopilot court case. The driver testifies that Autopilot failed to do what was expected, to prevent a fatal crash.
electrek – Tesla (TSLA) might lose its right to sell cars in California amid false advertising lawsuit
electrek reports that Tesla might lose ability to sell cars in California for 30 days or more because they misrepresented to customers the capabilities of Autopilot and Full Self Driving.
CNBC – Elon Musk’s Neuralink filed as ‘disadvantaged business’ before being valued at $9 billion
CNBC reports that Elon Musk's company Neuralink allegedly committed fraud by declaring themselves a disadvantaged business. This shows that nothing that Musk's claim, such as self driving capabilities, can be trusted.
FOX5 Atlanta – Waymo responds to criticism over vehicles stopped on Atlanta roads
FOX5 Atlanta reports that Waymos are getting stuck in Atlanta, just like they do in other cities.
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.
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
electrek – Tesla (TSLA) surge on investors betting its ‘Robotaxi’ will catch up to Waymo’s 6-year lead
electrek reports on how Tesla has an incredibly weak rollout of their "robotaxi" system, with a backup person onboard plus a human teleoperator. Yet their stock rises due to delusional fanboys like Dan Ives.
TechCrunch – Tesla launches robotaxi rides in Austin with big promises and unanswered questions
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 – Tesla Misses Robotaxi Launch Date, Goes With Safety Drivers
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.
Tesla’s former head of AI warns against believing that self-driving is solved
electrek reports on how even Andrej Karpathy, the former head of AI at Tesla, doesn't believes that Teslas nor Waymos are truly automated driving. That technology simply doesn't exist yet.
