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Tesla Cybercab turns 10-minute Austin trip into 70-minute detour

Summary by Electrek
A Tesla Cybercab rider in Austin says a 10-minute trip turned into a 70-minute ordeal after the driverless taxi took a long detour across the city. The reason is a limitation Tesla still hasn’t solved. Its robotaxis can’t drive on highways, so a quick hop that a human would take up the freeway becomes a winding surface-street tour. more…

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In Austin, a passenger was planning to travel in Tesla Cybercab for 10 minutes between 99 Ranch Market and The Domain. His journey turned 70 minutes away, exposing unexpected limits of the autonomous taxi.

Instead of taking the shortest route over the motorway, the Robotaxi is driving a huge detour. The comments speculate: Tesla avoids high speeds and railway crossings. This article has been sorted under Automotive, Technology, Tesla, Mobility.

Tesla Cybercab in Austin shows the limits of Robotaxi software: no critical highways and railway passages can multiply travel times.

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Electrek broke the news in Fremont, United States on Monday, September 14, 2026.
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