Tesla Robotaxi

Tesla Faces Austin Protests Over RoboTaxi Safety Concerns

Anticipating Tesla’s June 22nd Austin robotaxi pilot launch, protests erupted, fueled by concerns over the safety of Tesla’s partially automated driving systems. Critics, citing NHTSA data on hundreds of collisions and fatalities involving Tesla’s Autopilot and FSD features, demonstrated the system’s flaws by showing a Tesla equipped with FSD software failing to stop for a school bus and striking a child-sized mannequin. These demonstrations highlight the protesters’ opposition to the unsupervised FSD technology slated for the robotaxi program. The demonstrations were organized by groups such as the Dawn Project, Tesla Takedown and Resist Austin.

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Tesla Fights to Block Release of Austin Robotaxi Trial Data

Tesla’s attempt to prevent the city of Austin from releasing records related to its robotaxi trial is raising significant concerns about transparency and public safety. The very act of seeking to block the release of this data strongly suggests that the trial results were not positive, prompting widespread speculation about the nature of the undisclosed information. The implication that Tesla is hiding negative findings is hard to ignore, particularly given the company’s past pronouncements about transparency.

This secrecy surrounding a public road trial is deeply troubling. The fundamental purpose of a trial, especially one involving potentially dangerous autonomous vehicles operating in a public space, is to gather data and assess performance under real-world conditions.… Continue reading