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Robotaxis VS Reddit: Users Collect 11+ Videos of Tesla Robotaxi Incidents in First 36 Hours (fuelarc.com)

submitted 5 days ago by KayLeadfoot@fedia.io to c/fuckcars@lemmy.world

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It's hard to imagine any non-car-based technology being given so much freedom to experiment on public streets with only the iffiest of safety protections.

Tesla Robotaxis drive like they're drunk, and that's probably an unfair comparison for the drunk drivers.

See for yourself, one Redditor is on a personal mission to document all the mistakes from the Robotaxi rollout in Austin TX this week.

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[–] boredsquirrel@slrpnk.net 18 points 5 days ago

That site sucks (Checking if your "connection" is "secure")

    Robotaxi drives into oncoming lane
    Rider presses “pull over”, Robotaxi stops in the middle of an intersection, rider gets out while Robotaxi blocks intersection for a few moments
    Rider presses pull over and the car just stopped in the middle of the road. Safety monitor has to call rider support to get car moving again
    Robotaxi doesn’t detect UPS driver’s reverse lights (or the car reversing towards it) and continues to attempt to park, then safety monitor manually stops it
    Robotaxi cuts off a car, then randomly brakes (potentially because of an upcoming tree shadow?)
    Robotaxi going 26 in a 15
    Robotaxi unexpectedly brakes, possibly due to nearby police
    Robotaxi unexpectedly slams on brakes, causing rider to drop phone
    Robotaxi comes to a complete stop after approaching an object, then runs it over (rider says it’s a shopping bag, though the car visibly bump up and down)
    Robotaxi runs over curb in parking lot
    Safety driver moved to driver seat to intervene