What we saw at Tesla’s supervised, invite-only robotaxi launch

Tesla’s The launch of the long-awaited “Robotaxi” requires a large number of eliminations: it was controlled, only a few invitations were opened and included in a place between 10-20 vehicles.

One day after the launch of stock, it increased by 8% and some participants and observers did it. Since then, stocks have given this gain back to a great extent.

Im I thought it was extremely smooth. Everything we see, Dan Wedbush said Dan Ives. “Not only from the security perspective. Maneuverability was very impressive. In fact, I thought better than Waymo than the doors. I thought it would be eight out of 10. I think 10 out of 10.”

Other experiences were less smooth: a tool Wrong side A vehicle stopped in the middle of the road trafficOne Sudden brake 40 miles / hour on a street and another vehicle junction.

“What Tesla put forward this Sunday is not a Robotaxi,” the analyst Gordon Johnson, an analyst of Glj Research, published on Thursday. He said. “A Robotaxi baby that requires continuous control to prevent self or others from injuring.”

Since 2016, CEO Elon Musk has promised that Tesla vehicles are at the top of full autonomy.

Tesla’s main plan Deux foresee a future in which each Tesla owner could add your car to the Tesla common fleet by touching a button in Tesla telephone application and earn income for you while at work or on vacation.

He said that in October of that year, all Tesla vehicles will have the necessary equipment for self -driving.

In 2019, Tesla said that until 2020, there would be 1 million robotaxi on the road.

Until now, none of these estimates have come true. And many researchers and competitors objected to the claim that Teslas had all the necessary equipment for full autonomy.

The electric car manufacturer follows a very different path from all other major companies working completely towards self -driven vehicles. It does not use radar or Lıldar-Lızer-based devices that map the environment around the vehicle.

Companies like Alphabet’S Waymo and AmazonEach of Zoox uses both radar and lidar. Tesla, on the contrary, uses cameras primarily. Musk said he thought that the software could make a difference.

“In the autonomous vehicle industry, both annoying and just surprising is that everyone appears on the same page,” Ed Niemeer said, ” He said. “You talk to almost every big expert, and you know, what Tesla does is interesting. He pushes the technology forward in certain ways. Is it true? Like teaching a dog to a dog. If you can teach a dog a small way, it’s very impressive.

The other main difference is that Tesla has long been called a “general solution” to self -drive. This means that each Tesla can drive itself under any circumstances anywhere in the world.

What Musk says in Tesla’s second main plan will mean that when the real is approved by driving regulators, you can call your Tesla almost anywhere. “

This offers tremendous technical difficulties.

“If your business area is all over the world, how do you get enough miles to know that you cover everything you will see in all conditions in the world?” Niedermeter said.

Everyone is getting the Waymo route – distributing vehicle fleets to a small area like some parts of Austin, Texas, Phoenix and San Francisco.

The fact that Tesla chose to distribute Robotaxis to a part of Austin instead of allowing them to walk around everywhere is a reason why Niedermeyer says that the company proves that Waymo has adopted a more appropriate approach.

“Funny because Tesla wants Austin to be a show, ‘Hey, we’re doing this, we can do it without a driver, right?’ He said, “But what he really shows is that Waymo is right.”

Musk still has fans and believers.

“Tesla will come.” He said.

Protich said he had several Tesla vehicles and liked Waymo that he got on similar autonomous vehicles and liked it after a little worry. He also boarded Robotaxi -like cars in China and is less confident.

“They’re not that safe,” Protic said. “They’re smaller. But I believe in Teslas honestly.”

Another fan, Buddha, Michael Simon from Texas.

“I just think about what Elon is doing,” he said. “When I see Robotaxis active, I want to ride.”

Neither Protic nor Simon had printed on his first launch models, but both said they were looking forward to the chance.

“Elon made a big investment in the Austin region, and if I were younger and still working, I would definitely put a resume to work for them and try to be a part of this exciting technology and the future.” He said.