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... Two weeks into Tesla's robotaxi prototype rollout on the streets of Austin, Texas, a string of viral videos showing apparent mishaps and the severely limited access to the service have caused a cloud of confusion and concern around the vehicles and their safety.

Tesla launched its Austin service on June 22. People who've gotten an invitation, a group that appears to be composed largely of influencers adjacent to and acolytes of CEO Elon Musk, use an app to call for a ride, similar to ride-hailing apps Uber and Lyft. Each ride costs $4.20, a cannabis-associated number that Musk frequently uses.

The service is somewhat of a prototype. Although no human is in the driver's seat, each car has a company employee in the front passenger seat who can stop the car with a button if there are safety concerns. Tesla says its experimental software is driving the vehicles. ...

Wait, what?

Mr Musk's Tesla is putting autonomous vehicles on the streets of Austin, TX... vehicles that can kill people?

And those autonomous vehicles have to ability to kill people?

And... "Tesla says its experimental software is driving the vehicles"

Experimental software?

Am I the only one who sees a possible issue here?

I have to wonder how a Tesla robotaxi might navigate the intersection with the Newtown Flagpole?

:)