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The rider reportedly documented multiple incidents of driving issues related to Tesla’s new Robotaxi service. This is a self-driving car, launched by an automaker that launched earlier this week in Austin, Texas.
A video taken by passengers this week showed Tesla Robotaxis – Model Y vehicle with advanced software – Sudden braking, speeding, improper drop-offs, entering the wrong lane and driving around the curb.
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One video showed a Robotaxi driving into a lane for 6 seconds for opposing traffic. In another incident, the vehicle suddenly braked for no apparent reason, leading passengers to jerk forward, causing their belongings to fall on the floor, Reuters reported.
On June 22, 2025, Tesla Robotaxi was not driving on the street, with passengers in the rear seated, along South Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas. (Reuters/Joel Angel Juarez/Reuters)
Austin’s Autonomous Vehicle Incident Dashboardtracking safety incidents involving self-driving cars in the city, shows that the Robotaxi service first reported “safety concerns” this week.
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The reported incident that occurred the same day Tesla deployed self-driving taxis in the city said one of the Robotakshi vehicles suddenly braked after passing through a police vehicle that was not in its driving route.
On June 22, 2025, Tesla Robotaxi drives on the street along South Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas, USA. (Reuters/Joel Angel Juarez/Reuters)
“This is very quick to have lots of unstable and poor driving videos,” says Carnegie Mellon University’s computer engineering professor. Autonomous Technology Experts told Reuters. “I didn’t expect much of a video of a problematic driving on the first day.”
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On June 22, 2025, Tesla Robotaxi was not driving on the street, with passengers in the rear seated, along South Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas. (Reuters/Joel Angel Juarez/Reuters)
On Sunday, Tesla launched a test group for around 10 to 20 self-driving Robotaxis in Austin, marking it for the first time when the company’s cars carried paid riders without a human driver. Tesla CEO Elon Musk The launch on X began with customers paying a flat rate of $4.20.
Musk previously said that Tesla will deploy Robotaxis services to other U.S. cities later this year, and has predicted millions of Teslas will operate autonomously by the second half of 2026, according to Reuters.
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