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

Electrek
By Fred LambertAug 18, 2026, 1:04 pm121 pts
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. The video surfaced Monday, less than a month after Tesla’s head of AI told investors the Robotaxi program has an “impeccable safety record” with…

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