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Tesla’s robotaxis have already caught the attention of federal safety regulators


Federal safety regulators have reached out to Tesla a day after the automaker began providing rides in its branded robotaxis in Austin.

Federal safety regulators have reached out to Tesla a day after the automaker began providing rides in its branded robotaxis in Austin. A video, which TechCrunch has viewed and has since been posted on YouTube, shows that in both instances the Tesla hit the brakes as it approached police vehicles that were located in parking lots adjacent to the roadway. Kirsten Korosec is a reporter and editor who has covered the future of transportation from EVs and autonomous vehicles to urban air mobility and in-car tech for more than a decade.

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