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I sure am glad that I no longer live in Austin...
"Self-driving Tesla plows into dummy it identified as pedestrian in safety test
Tesla’s self-driving software detected a child-size dummy and still failed to stop. The same type of vehicle injured a real student in 2023."
by Aamir Khollam
Updated: May 29, 2025 02:04 PM EST
"Tesla plans to deploy a small fleet of robotaxis in Austin in the coming weeks. But these won’t be the long-promised 'CyberCab' vehicles.
Instead, Tesla will use standard Model Ys running its Full Self-Driving (FSD) software, the same system at the center of mounting safety concerns.
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https://interestingengineering.com/transportation/self-driving-tesla-plows-into-dummy
Interesting EngineeringTesla robotaxi tech hits child-size dummy in shocking new testA Tesla Model Y using FSD 13.2.9 ignored a stopped school bus and hit a child dummy it saw as a pedestrian.
→ A BC Port Plans SelfDriving Trucks. Unions Are ‘Dead Set’ Opposed
https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/05/26/BC-Port-Plans-Self-Driving-Trucks/
“[I]t’s frustrating to see the port authority listen to the consulting class and the tech bros instead of truck drivers.”
Tesla took back leased cars from customers for its "robotaxi" network, but is instead flipping them to new buyers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/05/16/companies/tesla-lease-robotaxi-policy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #tesla #elonmusk #cars #stocks #selfdriving #electricvehicles
The Japan Times · Tesla took back leased cars for use as 'robotaxis,' but sold them instead
busybee: fluffy rambles: Some Comma 3X followup stuff https://beesbuzz.biz/blog/8657-Some-Comma-3X-followup-stuff #SelfDriving #Comma #Blog #EV
beesbuzz.bizSome Comma 3X followup stuff
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As a rule, auto dealers avoid holding used inventory because used cars generally depreciate rapidly. Michael Minick, a former #Tesla sales representative & one of the people familiar with the sale of formerly leased cars, told Reuters the company wouldn't allow cars to "just sit on lots & lose value."
"I knew that wasn't true," added Minick, who was among thousands of Tesla employees laid off during a restructuring last year.
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Others have long had doubts. When #Tesla in 2019 announced it was prohibiting lease purchases because of its #robotaxi plans, Evercore ISI analysts reacted in a research note: "uhmmm, what??" The announcement "is an indication that Tesla believes their ride-hailing network is going to be a viable business in three years," the analysts added. "Put us in the extremely skeptical camp."
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Some #investors have referenced the alleged inventory of leased vehicles as a promising strategy. As recently as October – ahead of a Hollywood event where #Tesla displayed a concept "Cybercab" #robotaxi – Ark Investment Management, long bullish on Tesla stock, said the off-lease inventory could help quickly ramp-up an #autonomous ride-hailing service.
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#Tesla's story about keeping used cars for #robotaxis fits a long pattern of unfulfilled promises to deploy #SelfDriving vehicles–most recently announced for June in Austin, Texas.
Every year since 2016, #Musk has promised self-driving Teslas would arrive no later than the following year. In 2019, when Tesla first offered leasing for the Model 3, Musk told podcast host Lex Fridman that the ability to add #AutonomousDriving software would make every used Tesla an "appreciating asset."
If they are defective, and you issue a recall, are they able to find their way home? 
TechCrunch · Waymo recalls 1,200 robotaxis following low-speed collisions with gates and chains | TechCrunchWaymo issued a software recall on 1,200 self-driving vehicles after some of its robotaxis were involved in minor collisions with gates, chains, and other
busybee: fluffy rambles: Comma 3X: Initial impressions https://beesbuzz.biz/blog/14719-Comma-3X-Initial-impressions #SelfDriving #Comma #Blog #Car #TV #AI
beesbuzz.bizComma 3X: Initial impressions
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If Tesla made self-driving trucks...
I'll see your #DumpsterFire and raise you a flaming hay truck racing through the streets.
#Tesla #TeslaTakeDown #SelfDriving
Just to be clear, the life-endangering failings of the Tesla is 100% Elon's fault. He hired the best AV engineers in the world, gave them all the money they needed & then told them "No LIDAR".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQJL3htsDyQ #cars #safety #SelfDriving #Tesla #technology #engineering
Lyft said it plans to offer driverless vehicles on its platform "as soon as this summer,” and that it sees human drivers transitioning to other work such as fleet management as autonomous rides become more ubiquitous. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/21/tech/lyft-driverless-ride-hails/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #lyft #selfdriving #jobs
The Japan Times · Lyft to offer driverless ride-hails ‘as soon as this summer’
Musk made a huge mistake by relying solely on cameras for self-driving Teslas, deeming LIDAR is for losers. Now, the “losers” are ahead of Tesla and Musk keeps doubling down on his mistake.
https://www.fastcompany.com/91299741/tesla-self-driving-mark-rober
#Tesla #SelfDriving #Autonomous #EVs #Vehicles #Cars #Musk #ElonMusk #Ego
Fast Company · Tesla's self-driving capabilities are now a Looney Tunes cartoon jokeEmbracing cameras over Lidar has proven to be a major hurdle for Tesla's self-driving dreams.
Likely contributed to Tesla’s stock plummet today:
~ Nvidia and GM are partnering to build self-driving cars ~
#business #markets #stocks #AutoIndustry #AI #SelfDriving #Tesla #Nvidia #GM
Quartz · Nvidia and GM are partnering to build self-driving cars
Tesla dropped LIDAR from their cars and is relying on just camera visuals for their self-driving feature. That’s a big problem. Watch this comparison between a car that incorporates LIDAR vs a Tesla, and see the Tesla slam into the “pedestrian” again & again.
The tests include a tromp l’oeil wall, which is probably silly, but the other tests are valid.
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Tesla autopilot disengages milliseconds before a crash, a tactic potentially used to prove "autopilot wasn't engaged" when crashes occur
https://electrek.co/2025/03/17/tesla-fans-exposes-shadiness-defend-autopilot-crash/
Electrek · Tesla fans expose Tesla’s own shadiness in attempt to defend Autopilot crash
Self-Driving Tesla Crashes into Wall Painted to Look Like a Road… Just Months Before Planned Robotaxi Launch
Self-Driving Tesla Crashes into Wall Painted to Look Like a... #tesla #autonomy #selfdriving #fsd #transportationFuelArc News · Self-Driving Tesla Crashes into Wall Painted to Look Like a Road… Just Months Before Planned Robotaxi Launch
