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Tesla Robotaxi Freaks Out and Drives into Oncoming Traffic on First Day (fuelarc.com)

submitted 1 day ago by KayLeadfoot@fedia.io to c/technology@lemmy.world

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I saw the Tesla Robotaxi:

Drive into oncoming traffic, getting honked at in the process.
Signal a turn and then go straight at a stop sign with turn signal on.
Park in a fire lane to drop off the passenger.

And that was in a single 22 minute ride. Not great performance at all.

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[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

One of those American robot cars

[–] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

I understood that reference

[–] febrile@lemmy.world 12 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

What's crazy is that the safety driver's hair has gone completely grey in just two days.

[–] jj4211@lemmy.world 9 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

That safety driver did not give a single fuck about driving on the wrong side of the road..

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[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 12 points 19 hours ago

Hooray! I feel so safe. I think I'll move to Texas so I can get obliterated by this taxi from the future.

[–] last_philosopher@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (6 children)

At least it's not driving straight into a tree, I call that an improvement.

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[–] spamspeicher@feddit.org 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The Tesla is is just following the regional driving style. Humans make the same mistakes at 15:06

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[–] eugenevdebs@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 7 hours ago

But Musk told me it's ready for primetime, why would he lie?

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 9 points 1 day ago (4 children)

What real world problem does this solve?

[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Task automation

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Is it really task automation if it does it worse than a drunk human could have done it?

[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 10 points 23 hours ago

I didn't claim Tesla has solved this automation problem.

Waymo is closer to human levels, but not yet considerably better.

[–] allan@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 1 day ago

Stonks?

[–] Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 6 points 22 hours ago

Actually, lots. The issue is that if it doesn't work it's dangerous.

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[–] communist@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz 8 points 20 hours ago

It found out who made it so it knew what to do

[–] werewolfconspiracy@lemmy.world 7 points 13 hours ago

Welcome to johnnycab

[–] Ironfist79@lemmy.world 7 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Cruise cars were already doing this and performed far better. GM is fucking braindead and pulled the plug like usual though.

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[–] captainastronaut@seattlelunarsociety.org 5 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

Wow that turn signal sound is annoying. Why does it even need to make a sound in a car that’s supposed to be driving itself?

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