Tesla's Robotaxi Can't Drive in the Rain, and Dumps Passengers If the Weather Looks Risky. - FuelArc News
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The Tesla Robotaxi isn’t able to drive during rain, so our intrepid editors had wondered what happens if a rainstorm strikes while you’re riding in Tesla’s fair-weather autonomous taxi. Well, the Tesla Robotaxi cancels your fare and drops you off in the rain, that’s what happens. Seriously! Can’t make this stuff up. Watch a Tesla […]

cross-posted from: https://fedia.io/m/nottheonion@lemmy.world/t/2358847

Imagine a taxi that can’t operate in the rain. That is what Tesla has delivered in Austin TX.

These riders learned that the hard way, but don’t have anything particularly negative to say about it… That’s the advantage of only making a Robotaxi service available to hand-picked Tesla influencers.

  • @roofuskit@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1•14 days ago

    This is why most of the robotaxi testing is only in dryer fair weather areas. All of them have issues with precipitation.

  • Atelopus-zeteki
    0•14 days ago

    LoL, this was my joke about EV’s, namely that they don’t work in the rain, come true IRL. This is really a weird timeline! FWIW, my ionic 5 seems just fine in weather, rain, snow, etc.