It’s hard to imagine any non-car-based technology being given so much freedom to experiment on public streets with only the iffiest of safety protections.
Tesla Robotaxis drive like they’re drunk, and that’s probably an unfair comparison for the drunk drivers.
See for yourself, one Redditor is on a personal mission to document all the mistakes from the Robotaxi rollout in Austin TX this week.
I’ve seen other sources claim 20. Still ass in my opinion
I’m sort of baffled by the range. “Ten or so” is the commonly reported number I saw, so I ran with that, but I have also seen higher estimates.
Like, surely, Tesla needs to report the exact number to the state, right? How is it possible that we don’t know, it’s just such a bootleg setup.
There are 1,500 Waymos on the road presently (not 1,500 to 3,000), which Waymo themselves announce because Waymo isn’t a circus act: https://waymo.com/blog/2025/05/scaling-our-fleet-through-us-manufacturing