Tesla Cybercab with no steering wheel testing in Austin, Texas. Image courtesy of Tesla (screenshot of video).
Tesla has been sending Cybercabs around the United States for some early testing and “Full Self Driving” calibrating, and people have noticed they have steering wheels and such, like normal cars. But they are not supposed to have steering wheels, pedals, and stalks. Some people thought, hey, maybe Tesla is … [continued]
We’ve written a few stories lately on why robotaxis may not do much more than replace human-driven taxis. There’s a lot of hype or hope around the idea that many people will switch from car ownership to using robotaxis, but is that really what’s likely to happen? Even beyond that, … [continued]
Late last night and early this morning, I wrote an article outlining one big reason robotaxis won’t replace car ownership to a very significant degree. There’s another big reason, sort of related to that, that a reader pointed out and explained well, and some other readers backed up in additional … [continued]
First of all, compared to taxis and app-based ride-hailing vehicles (Uber and Lyft vehicles), robotaxis may end up competing very well and driving those human-driven options out of the market. However, there’s a huge difference between that limited market and the normal passenger car market. Many robotaxi enthusiasts expect robotaxis … [continued]
Tesla has gotten “Full Self Driving (Supervised)” approved in another European country. Following the Netherlands, Lithuania, Estonia, and Denmark, the driver-assist system is now allowed to be deployed in Belgium. Well, Tesla still has to pass some tests with it, and then it can be rolled out to customers, but … [continued]
There’s no doubt about it — Tesla Full Self Driving (FSD), still “Supervised,” is much better today than it was a year or two ago. It has gotten much better over time, even if it did take several years longer than Elon Musk expected. But whether it is now “Level … [continued]
Some of them, at least. According to Reuters, the news organization interviewed a former self-driving engineer at Tesla and nine former data labelers, and they did not offer a singing endorsement of Tesla’s “Full Self Driving” (FSD) system. Reuters also talked with eleven independent traffic safety researchers for the piece. … [continued]
BYD is the first manufacturer to take some responsibility for its autonomous driver assistance technology if things go wrong.
There’s been some criticism of Tesla’s limited and not entirely perfect robotaxi service in Austin — not to mention the fact that Elon Musk said they’d have robotaxis covering at least 50% of the US population by the end of 2025 … and we’re now almost halfway through 2026. However, … [continued]
Looking through the Robotaxi Tracker website yesterday, I noticed more while digging into the Cybercab Tracker. Tesla has apparently sent Cybercabs to several additional cities. Aside from Austin, where 34 Cybercabs have been spotted, one has been spotted in Wichita, Kansas; one has been spotted in Washington, DC; one has … [continued]
