- the failure here is that the car didn't stop for the bus on the other side of the road with the extended stop sign. (Obviously a kid running out from behind a car this late is fairly difficult for any human or self driving system to avoid)
- the FSD version for the robotaxi service is private and wasn't the one used for this test. The testers here only have access to the older public version, which is supposed to be used with human supervision
- the dawn project is a long-time Tesla FSD opponent that acts in bad faith - they are probably relying on false equivalence of FSD beta vs robotaxi FSD
Nevertheless this is a very important test result for FSD supervised! But I don't like that the dawn project are framing this as evidence for why FSD robotaxi (a different version) should not be allowed without noting that they have tested a different version.
If only the EU would do the same and clamp down on Apple for their flagrant violation of the spirit of the DSA.
Windows gaming really needs to stop.
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h/t https://simonwillison.net/2024/Dec/19/one-shot-python-tools/On a more serious note, I don't get why people think robotaxi have such a huge business potential. Robotaxi are certainly the future - that's undenialable. But is it such a good business ?
I don't see many people ditching their cars for a Robotaxi. Those who would, don't own a car anwyay. As for margins, it seems to me like it will be a race to 0, quite like airlines, with very little profit to be really made.