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gtbarry

Tesla's Robotaxis Are Going Poorly

A first public test of robotaxis by Tesla in Austin, Texas led to multiple traffic problems and driving issues, videos from company-selected riders showed over the first few days.

The NHTSA already confirmed this week that it's looking at the robotaxi rollout.

#NHTSA #tesla #selfdriving #robotaxi #autonomousvehicles #autonomous #austin #texas #austintx #safety

jalopnik.com/1896348/tesla-rob

gtbarry

Here’s a running list of all of Tesla’s robotaxi mishaps so far

a list of all the mistakes the company’s “unsupervised” vehicles have made in the first couple days.

these are the incidents that cropped up among a small fleet of 10-20 vehicles in just three days of semi-public availability.

#NHTSA #tesla #robotaxi #safety #autonomousvehicles #autonomous #selfdriving #automotive #auto #cars #austintx #austin #texas

theverge.com/news/692639/tesla

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John Carlsen 🇺🇸🇳🇱🇪🇺

@chartier

Linked article (with link around paywall to Bloomberg):

archive.is/uNKeA

"Tesla Robotaxi Incidents Draw Scrutiny From US Safety Agency"

By Craig Trudell and Kara Carlson
June 23, 2025 at 4:14 PM UTC
Updated on June 23, 2025 at 9:54 PM UTC

"The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is gathering additional information from Tesla and will take necessary actions to protect road safety following an assessment of the reports and other relevant information.
US auto safety regulators are looking into incidents where Tesla Inc.’s self-driving robotaxis appeared to violate traffic laws during the company’s first day offering paid rides in Austin.
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#NHTSA
Bruce Mirken

"#Robotaxi has already been spotted making several significant mistakes over its first day of commercial operations, including driving in the wrong lane with incoming traffic and dropping passengers in the middle of an intersection." Maybe that's why #Tesla wants its answers to #NHTSA's questions kept secret. electrek.co/2025/06/23/tesla-a

Electrek · Tesla asks NHTSA to hide its response to Robotaxi questionsBy Fred Lambert
PrivacyDigest

#Car safety experts at #NHTSA, which regulates #Tesla , axed by #DOGE

Job cuts at the US traffic safety #regulator instigated by Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency disproportionately hit staff assessing self-driving risks, hampering oversight of technology on which the world’s richest man has staked the future of Tesla.
#Musk #selfdriving #takedown #conflictofinterest #ai

arstechnica.com/cars/2025/04/c

Ars Technica · Car safety experts at NHTSA, which regulates Tesla, axed by DOGEBy Financial Times
𝔽𝕒𝕤𝕔𝕚𝕤𝕥𝔽𝕧𝕔𝕜𝕤➍𝔸𝕍𝕠𝕝𝕔𝕒𝕟𝕠 ✌️&❤️

A Tesla Cybertruck Owner Says Both His Front Wheels Turned Inward Towards Each Other in the Middle of the Road – Adds “The Tie Rod is Completely Unbolted & I’ve Never Seen Anything Like This; My Kids Were in The Truck Going 70 MPH” #NHTSA torquenews.com/11826/tesla-cyb

Torque News · A Tesla Cybertruck Owner Says Both His Front Wheels Turned Inward Towards Each Other in the Middle of the Road – Adds “The Tie Rod is Completely Unbolted & I’ve Never Seen Anything Like This; My Kids Were in The Truck Going 70 MPH”A Tesla Cybertruck owner reported that both front wheels turned inward while driving. He’s suspicious whether this was sabotage by Tesla vandals since the tie rod is unbolted without visible damage. He adds that he’s never seen anything like this.
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Zhi Zhu 🕸️

In latest blow to Tesla, regulators recall nearly all Cybertrucks
apnews.com/article/cybertruck-

"The recall of 46,096 #Cybertrucks covers all 2024 and 2025 model years... The #NHTSA order says that #Tesla became aware of the problem early this year...

The #Cybertruck, which Tesla began delivering to buyers in late 2023, has been recalled eight times in the past 15 months for safety problems"

#ElonMusk#Musk#Cars
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Kim Perales

’s cost-cutting team is eliminating jobs at the vehicle safety agency that oversees Tesla & has launched investigations into deadly crashes involving his co’s cars.

has cut a “modest” amount of positions. Musk has accused NHTSA of holding back progress on self-driving tech with its investigations & recalls.

is as risk. The regime intends to destroy the USG. Their cuts are intentionally endangering Americans' lives, survival...

apnews.com/article/musk-trump-

John Refior

"Elon Musk is eliminating jobs at the vehicle safety agency that oversees Tesla and has launched investigations into deadly crashes involving his company’s cars.

"The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has cut a 'modest' amount of positions, according to a statement from the agency.

"In addition to investigations into Tesla’s partially automated vehicles, NHTSA has mandated that Tesla and other automakers using self-driving technology report crash data on vehicles, a requirement that Tesla has criticized and that watchdogs fear could be eliminated.

"The staff reductions have come through a combination of firings, buyouts and layoffs."
apnews.com/article/musk-trump-

AP News · DOGE is laying off workers at auto safety agency overseeing TeslaBy Bernard Condon
#corruption#NHTSA#Tesla
Steve Thompson PhD

How convenient!

"Musk’s cost-cutting team is laying off workers at the auto safety agency overseeing his car company"

apnews.com/article/musk-trump-

Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team is eliminating jobs at the vehicle safety agency that oversees Tesla and has launched investigations into deadly crashes involving his company’s cars.

Musk has accused NHTSA of holding back progress on self-driving technology with its investigations and recalls.

#MUSK#NHTSA#SAFETY
apfeltalk :verified:

Trump-Administration zieht NHTSA-Chef aus Apple-Reihen
Die US-Regierung hat Jonathan Morrison, einen Apple-Manager, als neuen Chef der National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) nominiert. Morrison arbei
apfeltalk.de/magazin/news/trum
#News #Tellerrand #Apple #AppleCar #Automobilindustrie #AutonomesFahren #CarPlay #Fahrzeugsicherheit #JonathanMorrison #NHTSA #Regulierung #Tesla #TrumpAdministration #Verkehrsbehrde

gtbarry

Tesla Tops Fatal Accident Rates In New Study

Misleading labels like “Full-Self Driving,” touchscreen-centric controls and driver complacency have raised growing concern over safety.

Tesla Model Y has a fatal accident rate of more than three times the average car over a billion miles driven. The Model S is twice more likely to result in a fatal crash than the average car.

#tesla #safety #fatality #NHTSA #automotive #auto #cars #transportation #ADAS

insideevs.com/news/741185/tesl

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