Great post highlighting the ups and downs of the recent Tesla Robotaxi rollout in Austin
The launch of Tesla’s robotaxi service in Austin is a major step toward full autonomy. But the Austin launch also makes it clear that Tesla hasn’t discovered an alternative path for testing and deploying driverless vehicles. Instead, Tesla is following the same basic deployment strategy Waymo pioneered five to seven years ago.
What I learned watching 78 videos from Tesla’s Austin robotaxis