On June 22, Austin recorded its first safety incident involving Tesla's newly launched Robotaxi service on East Oltorf Street. This service, which started with 10 to 20 vehicles and safety monitors, has raised questions about autonomous vehicle safety. The city's autonomous vehicle incident dashboard, which also tracks incidents from other self-driving companies, has detailed a total of 120 incidents over the past two years, highlighting ongoing monitoring challenges as the dashboard relies on unvalidated reports. Officials from Tesla and the Austin transportation department were not available for immediate comments regarding the incident.
Austin reported its first incident with a Tesla Robotaxi service on June 22, the same day Tesla launched the service, raising safety concerns.
The dashboard tracks safety concerns and incidents involving autonomous vehicles, showing a history of 120 incidents over the past two years.
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