Tesla Robotaxi Videos Show Speeding, Driving Into Wrong Lane (Who DIDN'T have that on their Bingo card?) Bloomberg

[usonian]

Archived at https://archive.is/LkjJw#selection-1229.0-1229.60

Takeaways:

Tesla's self-driving taxis were seen violating traffic laws on their first day of operation, including making an improper left turn and exceeding posted speed limits.

A video showed a Tesla Model Y hesitating to make a left turn, swerving into an oncoming lane, and then re-entering the correct lane over a double-yellow line.

Other riders shared footage of Teslas speeding, with one vehicle reaching 35mph in a 30mph zone and another going 39mph in a 35mph zone.

More "surprises" at the link.

One Hacker News commenter put it this way.
( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44359148 )

I don’t think this is a surprise to anyone who actually owns a Tesla (I own a Model Y). Full self-driving is just _bad_ in comparison to technology from Waymo et al; it slams on the brakes suddenly for shadows, veers into the wrong lane, hesitates in pretty standard intersections, and doesn’t even understand basic concepts like school buses or trains. Here in BC, it completely ignores the 30kph school safety zones, which seems pretty basic.

My experience with FSD is that while it feels “magic” at times, it’s like a teenage driver that you have to baby sit constantly. It’s genuinely impressive how well it works given the really limited hardware, but if you use it routinely you know it will make at least one weird/dangerous choice on every trip.

Generally, I really don’t trust it in most situations except properly delineated highways, but even then it can be a crapshoot. If you’ve experienced FSD then get in a Waymo, they are night and day different—a lot more predictable, and able to navigate uncertainty compared with what Tesla has built. It’s likely down to a combination of both software and their insistence that radar (lidar?) doesn’t matter, but it clearly does.

I would never get in a Tesla that purports to drive itself, there’s no way it’s safe or worth the risk. I won’t even use it with my family in the car. I know a handful of others who own Teslas and feel the same, despite what the fans spout online. Not a great endorsement if even your own customers don’t trust it after use it.

[SoFlaBro]

1. Apartheid Clyde and his piece of shit company ain't worth a squirt of dog piss.

[sop]

2. In Austin, Texas, a human "safety monitor" is required to sit in the front passenger seat of Tesla robotaxis.

[Buns_of_Fire]

3. If it needs a paid "safety monitor" in the vehicle at all times,

it seems that it negates the concept of a "robotaxi". IOW, not really ready for prime time.

[sop]

5. I couldn't believe it, sounds like something from 'The Onion.'

'Tesla's inaugural Robotaxi rides will have a human 'safety monitor' on board'

"Invited guests will be joined by a monitor in the front passenger seat."

https://www.engadget.com/transportation/tesla-inaugural-robotaxi-rides-will-have-a-human-safety-monitor-on-board-161307639.html

[tanyev]

8. Are there brake pedals installed on the passenger side for the safety monitor?

It’s one thing to reach over and adjust the steering wheel, but if brakes need to be deployed, it doesn’t do much good to have someone sitting on the passenger side.

[usonian]

10. Knowing nothing about Teslas, isn't there an app for that?

📱

[Wicked Blue]

4. And I'll bet DOGE's evisceration of our government

has just as many serious flaws.

[dalton99a]

6. That piece of garbage will kill people.

[Midnight Writer]

7. His starships blow up, his cars catch fire, his self-driving software is bug-ridden, his Cybertruck is crap,

his computer gaming rankings he bought from Korean pros, his DOGE cost more than it saved, his underground tunnel systems is a fantasy, he has the emotional control of a spoiled toddler, his AI is insane and he pledges to "fix it" to make it even crazier.

Instead of his motto of "Move fast and break shit!", he should go with "Measure twice, cut once".

If your people are working 120 hours a week and being constantly pressured to "get this done yesterday!" then quality control is going to suffer.

Immensely.

All of these problems are the result of his reckless ambition. He has thrown quality control and safety out the window in his haste to achieve "The Next Big Thing".

[NBachers]

9. Plus, his robots are just dummies with human operators.