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Tesla Robotaxi Freaks Out and Drives into Oncoming Traffic on First Day (fuelarc.com)
submitted 2 weeks 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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[–] sturmblast@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Watch that stock price fall... wheeeee

[–] hark@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It already jumped up about 10% on monday simply because the service launched. Even if the service crashes and burns, they'll jump to the next hype topic like robots or AI or whatever and the stock price will stay up.

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[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

One of those American robot cars

[–] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

I understood that reference

[–] last_philosopher@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (6 children)

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

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[–] febrile@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks 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 2 weeks ago (1 children)

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

[–] PumaStoleMyBluff@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago

He must have seen so much worse to not even be flinching at that.

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 12 points 2 weeks ago

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

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 9 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

What real world problem does this solve?

[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Task automation

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 7 points 2 weeks 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 2 weeks 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 2 weeks ago

Stonks?

[–] Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

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

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[–] spamspeicher@feddit.org 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

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

/s

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[–] Ironfist79@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks 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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[–] communist@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz 8 points 2 weeks ago

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

[–] werewolfconspiracy@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

Welcome to johnnycab

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