We’re getting the first videos of “select guests” getting access to Tesla’s Robotaxi service in Austin, and the level of polish leaves something to be desired. For instance, one gaggle of Tesla influencers was dropped off directly in an intersection, leading to these wooly screenshots. Suboptimal Parking Performance Something about using the “Drop Off Early” […]
Robotaxi except there’s a dude in the drivers seat
Edit: lmao apparently in the passengers seat
front passenger seat has no control pedals. Which raises the question… what are they even doing there?
I figured they’d be hovering their hand over the Park button (which acts as an e-brake and brings the Tesla to a rapid halt if held down), ready to do the EV equivalent of a fire drill.
Not so. The Tesla safety operators appear to always have their thumb on the “Open Door” button of their door, which is sort of weird to see. It’s like every safety operator is getting ready to say the Irish goodbye to their passengers at any given moment.
Turns out, Full Self Driving disengages if you open the door. So that is probably being used as a janky, factory-standard kill switch for the autonomous driving system that causes the vehicle to come to controlled stop.
“The tesla employee left the car 1 second before the crash, and self-driving de-activated 0.1s before the crash. Therefore, it was the back-seat passenger’s fault.”
Robotaxi except there’s a dude in the drivers seat
Edit: lmao apparently in the passengers seat
“The tesla employee left the car 1 second before the crash, and self-driving de-activated 0.1s before the crash. Therefore, it was the back-seat passenger’s fault.”