Tesla launched a Robotaxi service in Austin two months ago that has experienced repeated errors and safety issues captured by passengers on camera. Reported malfunctions include alarming reactions to children, infinite-loop stops, reckless wheel-jerking, and automated alerts instructing passengers to exit. Footage from ARK Invest shows a safety monitor exiting a stopped Robotaxi and climbing into the driver's seat so the car could make a left turn, a recurring glitch. Sam Korkus described activating flashers and waiting for support; the safety monitor entered the driver's seat apparently at Tesla support's instruction. Earlier incidents also required monitors to take control when vehicles refused to proceed.
Launched just two months ago in Austin, Tesla's Robotaxi service has been plagued with errors and safety issues - many of which have been caught on camera by passengers - from the very start. From freaking out at the sight of a child and getting stuck in infinite loops to reckless wheel-jerking and ominous calls advising passengers to exit the vehicle immediately, it would seem that "failure" is not a strong enough word to describe how poorly Tesla's not-so-driverless taxis are doing.
In a new video posted on YouTube by ARK Invest, a Florida-based investment firm that's long been bullish on Tesla, a Robotaxi safety monitor is seen exiting the vehicle - when it was stopped, blessedly - and climbing into the driver's seat, all so that the car can make a left turn, a recurring glitch that we've seen repeatedly. "It got a little skittish," explained Sam Korkus, ARK's director of research and autonomous technology, said in a voice-over added to footage of the actual stoppage.
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