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Tesla ‘Robotaxi’ rams through bollards weeks after ‘impeccable’ claim

A Tesla “Robotaxi” running with no safety monitor onboard drove straight through a row of bollards protecting a closed-off lane in Austin, then kept driving.

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A Tesla “Robotaxi” operating without a safety driver drove straight through a row of bollards that were protecting a closed‑off lane in Austin, then continued onward. The incident was captured on video that appeared online on Monday. The crash occurred less than a month after Tesla’s head of AI told investors that the Robotaxi program had an “impeccable safety record” with “zero notable incidents.”

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