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Ahead of Tesla robotaxi launch, residents in one Austin neighborhood say Model Ys—with drivers—are circling their blocks over and over

Looks like Tesla is testing their autonomous vehicles in the neighborhood between Mabel Davis Park and Burleson Rd. Oh wait, Tesla didn't want us to know where this was happening...

Ahead of Tesla robotaxi launch, residents in one Austin neighborhood say Model Ys—with drivers—are circling their blocks over and overhttps://fortune.com/2025/06/10/tesla-robotaxi-launch-austin-residents-vehicles-testing-neighborhood-streets/Open linkView original on mander.xyz
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Kirp123
lemmy.world

I wonder if you can grab a bunch of traffic cones and just cage them in.

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athairmorreply
lemmy.world

Put cardboard cutouts of children on those streets to bait them. I hear the Teslas love those.

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Honytawkreply
feddit.nl

No, but you can use a salt in a circle around them.

If the line is thick enough, it thinks it are road lines.

Just like you do with demons.

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protistreply
mander.xyz

I wonder about a lot of things people can do to these Teslas

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Kirp123reply
lemmy.world

I honestly try so many things to fuck with them. I would try the Will E Coyote tunnel on them. Draw a hole with chalk on the road. Put a stop sign randomly.

Luckily they're not allowed in Europe.

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protist
mander.xyz

Highlights:

Tesla claims its camera-only system doesn’t require high-definition mapping, radar, or lidar technology. According to the company, its approach to autonomous driving is less expensive and more adaptable than the competition: instead of mapping an area for months, Tesla cars can figure out the terrain wherever they are. But if that’s the case, why are Teslas driving around the same streets of one neighborhood over and over—and why do many of the vehicles have someone driving them?

And:

Tesla is nearing the end of the June deadline that Musk set for launch...But as of Tuesday, June 10, several important pre-launch checklist items appeared to be outstanding. Tesla had provided drafts, but not finalized emergency responder guides, nor had it conducted emergency responder trainings to ATD or AFD.

Totally independent of Elon Musk's vile behavior, it's insane that a car company with a trillion dollar market cap is staking its entire future on a taxi service, especially when it's clear it's not even remotely ready for prime time. Waymo is already a fully developed service with a surprisingly clean record, and the idea that Tesla is able to compete with Google in this space is laughable.

Mark my words, there's going to be accidents caused by autonomous Teslas. I just hope no one dies. I can't wait for the bottom to fall out of Musk's company when investors realize this is the same smoke and mirrors bullshit Musk keeps pulling recently.

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scytalereply
lemmy.zip

No wonder they’re trying to keep records secret from the public, because they aren’t even cleared to go live yet. Also, at least Waymo uses Lidar and I’d trust them way more than a purely camera-based system.

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Yawweee877h444
lemmy.world

I'd avoid any Uber or any taxi that is using a tesler, because of Elon specifically, not because of fear of the system.

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