Tesla, robotaxi and Austin
Digest more
Elon Musk's Tesla has applied to test and eventually deploy its Robotaxi vehicles in Phoenix, Arizona, following in the footsteps of market leader Waymo.
Tesla Inc. is aiming to bring its driverless taxis to California and Arizona as the carmaker plots an expansion on the heels of last month’s limited rollout in Austin.
It's too early to definitely answer whether or not Tesla's Robotaxi service is safe, but it's clear that riders have experienced some mishaps first-hand.
The three autonomous driving experts told Business Insider about how they think the launch went, and what may have prompted some issue.
13don MSN
Since Tesla's recent launch of its robotaxi service in Austin, videos have emerged showing driving problems including speeding, sudden braking and driving over a curb.
NHTSA pressed Tesla for more information about robotaxi incidents caught on camera and shared widely on social media.
According to DirtyTesla, the scrape resulted in little more than a tire nudge, and the onboard safety operator—present in every Tesla robotaxi during the pilot phase—soon took over the wheel to safely drive the car away. No one was injured, and the parked vehicle appeared to suffer no significant damage.
Tesla’s robotaxi rollout has been rockier than the fanboys and influencers who got early access to the company’s driverless vehicles would like you to believe. And thanks to these diligent Redditors, we now have a list of all the mistakes the company’s “unsupervised” vehicles have made in the first couple days.