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Monday, June 23, 2025

Tesla's long-awaited robotaxis rolled out for the first time on roads in Austin, Texas on Sunday. In videos shared by Tesla on X, a small group of invited analysts, influencers and shareholders were shown participating in paid rides. The small number of vehicles deployed had a human safety operator in the passenger seat, according to reports.

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The small fleet of vehicles do not yet include the Cybercab - the futuristic car concept unveiled by Musk at Tesla's "We, Robot" event in October - which Musk says will be the company's driverless taxi in the future. Instead it was existing Tesla vehicles, with a small "robotaxi" logo on the side, that took to Austin streets on Sunday.

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#1 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-06-23 12:31 PM | Reply

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Tesla Robotaxi Videos Show Speeding, Driving Into Wrong Lane
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... Tesla Inc.'s self-driving taxis appeared to violate traffic laws during the company's first day offering paid rides, with one customer capturing footage of a left turn gone wrong and others traveling in cars that exceeded posted speed limits.

In a video taken by Rob Maurer, an investor who used to host a Tesla podcast, the Model Y he's riding in enters an Austin intersection in a left-turn-only lane. The Tesla hesitates to make the turn, swerves right and proceeds into an unoccupied lane meant for traffic moving in the opposite direction.

A honking horn can be heard as the Tesla re-enters the correct lane over a double-yellow line, which drivers aren't supposed to cross.

In two other posts on X, initial riders in driverless Model Ys shared footage of Teslas speeding. A vehicle carrying Sawyer Merritt, a Tesla investor, reached 35 miles per hour shortly after passing a 30 miles per hour speed limit sign, a video he posted shows.

In a separate live stream from Herbert Ong, a YouTuber with more than 123,000 subscribers, he commented that the vehicle was going faster than the posted limit of 35 miles per hour. ...


#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-06-23 02:02 PM | Reply

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