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Tesla Launches Robotaxi Service in Austin

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Tesla is rolling our their robotaxis for actual use:

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Tesla launches robotaxi service in Austin

Self-driving technology on which Elon Musk has staked the future of his company debuts in Texas
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Tesla Launches Robotaxi Service in Austin

Tesla’s robotaxi service, touted by Elon Musk as the future of his flagging electric-car maker, launched in the company’s home city of Austin on Sunday with about 10 vehicles and a human safety driver on board amid regulatory scrutiny of its self-driving technology.

Shares in Tesla have risen about 50 per cent from this year’s low in early April, with investors hopeful the autonomous ride-hailing service will help revive a company that has suffered declining sales and a consumer backlash against Musk’s political activism.
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Reminds me of the scenes in The Fifth Element.
 
Michael Cole said:
Robotaxi. The name sucks. The other is way cooler. Waymo cooler.
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For those of us old to remember this cautionary tale:
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Waymo is way ahead of them. Tesla seems to be an also-ran when it comes to self-driving cars, at least for now.
 
with a safety driver. for invited people. in a small controlled area. one small step for musk, well, one small step period.
 
phoenix2020 said:
Good to see them finally catching up to where Waymo was two years ago.
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Waymo doesn't use the kind of AI that Tesla uses. Tesla's FSD performance is far superior to Waymo's.
 
Good to see it finally becoming commonplace.

One more step in the technical revolution.
 
sanman said:
Waymo doesn't use the kind of AI that Tesla uses. Tesla's FSD performance is far superior to Waymo's.
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Reverse that statement and you’d be correct. Tesla was too cheap to use lidar so it will always be inferior. Safety is number one here and Musk made a poor choice on scrimping out.
 
ncguy said:
with a safety driver. for invited people. in a small controlled area. one small step for musk, well, one small step period.
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So, an uber, except worse.

Goes well with the other things Musk has "invented:"

A tunnel, except worse
A submarine, except worse
A truck, except worse
 
sanman said:
Tesla is rolling our their robotaxis for actual use:

www.ft.com

Tesla launches robotaxi service in Austin

Self-driving technology on which Elon Musk has staked the future of his company debuts in Texas
www.ft.com www.ft.com
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I'm not keen on driverless cars yet. Too many issues to work out.

www.craftlawfirm.com

Data Analysis: Self-Driving Car Accidents [2019-2024]

Craft Law Firm analyzed autonomous vehicle accident data from the NHTSA to understand the statistics of these dangerous self-driving car crashes.
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When I think of all the awful cab experiences I have had all over the world, the idea of an AI driver isn't too bad.

When I think cabs, one particular experience has haunted me for decades. Arrived in Sydney Australia to meet with a client. Long flight, tired, plane was late, and I only have a few spare minutes to get to my hotel, freshen up, and swallow a gallon of coffee before my meeting. Grab the first cab on the airport rank and off we go. For those that don't know, the route from Sydney airport to down town is (was?) a painful crawl through small streets. No jumping on the motorway for a 5 minute ride to the city. It's a crawl through twisty and windy streets. As I climb into the cab (I always use the front seat if on my own) I look at the driver and I can't see the steering wheel because it is encased by one of the largest bellies I have ever seen. His hands and steering wheel are literally only partially visible among the folds of fat that are stretching his shirt in every direction. The seat won't go back any further. Is this even legal??? Too late, we are off on our way. I start distracting myself by going over the upcoming negotiation in my mind, but then the belly speaks!!! The belly starts giving me a blow by blow, very detailed, description of his recent stomach stapling surgery. And it doesn't stop. In the 30 minutes it took to reach my hotel, I ended up with far more information then I ever wanted to have about another human, and especially one where I am now in fear that we are only a sharp bend in the road away from burst staples and stitches leaving the car full of 'stuff' that I wanted no part of.

I used to visit Sydney quite regularly for a few years, and I can assure you that I was way more careful about selecting taxis after that experience.
 
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