US EditionSafety Scrutiny Continues as Tesla Prepares to Launch Robotaxis
- Tesla plans to launch its first fleet of about 10 geofenced, remotely monitored robotaxis in Austin, Texas, tentatively on June 22, 2025.
- This imminent launch follows rising safety concerns, including a June 12 anti-Tesla demonstration in Mueller where a Full Self-Driving vehicle repeatedly hit a child-sized dummy.
- Critics highlight Tesla's lack of transparency about rider eligibility, emergency response, and safety testing results amid an ongoing federal investigation by NHTSA.
- Tesla commands a $1 trillion market value but faces declining market share as competition from Chinese automakers like BYD grows and its reputation suffers from Elon Musk's polarizing persona.
- The Austin robotaxi pilot represents Tesla's boldest autonomous vehicle experiment yet, but safety advocates and local authorities warn the technology is not ready for unsupervised public roads.
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Tesla’s enigmatic chief executive, Elon Musk, gets a lot of flak, but if there’s one area you would think he’d be untouchable, it’s innovation. Beyond falling out with the US President and colonising Mars, Elon Musk’s next favourite pastime looks set to be robotaxis, with Tesla preparing to launch its first fleet in Austin, Texas, later this month. Many view Musk’s venture into driverless taxis, an undeniably risky bet, as a signal of Tesla’s fa…
Old Video Shows Elon Musk Saying That What Tesla's Launching This Month Wouldn't Count as Full Self-Driving
The launch date for Tesla's long-awaited robotaxi service in Austin, Texas continues to slip, raising embarrassing questions for the company. For one, the modified Model Y SUVs that will initially make up the EV maker's robotaxi fleet won't technically be driverless, because they'll be teleoperated by human employees if anything goes wrong. They'll also be geofenced to only the easiest areas to drive in, which as Electrek points out is a fascina…
Tesla boss Elon Musk wants to send driverless taxis to road traffic the next week, but the Nimbus of the brand crumbles. In Germany the vehicles fail even once when parking.
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