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Tesla Has 39 Unsupervised Robotaxis Nearly a Year After Launch. At This Rate, They’ll Catch Up to Waymo in 85 Years. (fuelarc.com)

submitted 1 month ago by KayLeadfoot@fedia.io to c/technology@beehaw.org

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TLDR: Since Tesla’s June 2025 robotaxi launch, Tesla has built a 39-vehicle unsupervised fleet, while Waymo has a newly disclosed 3,791-vehicle U.S. fleet. So Tesla appears to be on pace to catch up with Waymo’s autonomous fleet size by the year 2111.

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[–] KayLeadfoot@fedia.io 1 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm glad for you!

Personally, I tried it. Wasn't my cup of tea, bad safety margins (it doesn't drive how I drive, and I am particular). There's a consumer for that product, though. So long as you watch it closely, I certainly don't mind, glad it suits you.

[–] locuester@lemmy.zip 1 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Weird. What safety margin didn’t you like specifically? I have a short list of gripes but they’re not related to safety. Damn thing is a bit too safe and civil at times.

[–] KayLeadfoot@fedia.io 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Poor anticipation of turns and poor trailing distance. Didn't spot many other vehicles on the road, too, that's ultimately what made me pull the plug.

[–] locuester@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

What year Tesla? Sounds like my 2023 (HW3). The follow closely thing seems to have gotten better in the last couple updates tho.

[–] KayLeadfoot@fedia.io 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

2024, I didn't ask the dealership guy what hardware powered it (because I don't care), I reviewed it here actually: https://fuelarc.com/cars/review-2024-tesla-model-3-long-range-rwd/

I don't see how it could have gotten much better with a vision-based solution, but who knows? Personally, it wasn't in the same ballpark as acceptable quality for my use-case. I don't expect incremental software patches will fix that to my satisfaction.

Again, I'm weird, never been in an accident and I drive a ton, I'm particular about my car not crashing because I used to be on an ambulance crew and treating car-crash victims really takes the shine off your apple.

[–] locuester@lemmy.zip 2 points 6 days ago

I hear ya. I’m 50 years old. Super safe driver, also never been in an accident. It’s wild that you had such a bad experience, but I believe you.