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[PioneerPhoenix73]

"Rollout isn't for another year or two."

Ah, the classic "it's just a prototype" excuse. Remember when the Wright brothers were just "playing around" with their "flying machine"?

Tesla's prototypes are not just toys. They're testbeds for cutting-edge technology that's rapidly evolving. A year or two? More like a few months.

"Tesla could create very fine tuned route that will make Roboaxis look way better."

Sure, they could probably create a route that makes Roboaxis look like a lost puppy. But that's not the point.

The real test is how well the technology performs in unfamiliar environments. Can it handle unexpected obstacles, weather changes, and the general chaos of real-world driving?

Let's face it: Tesla's autonomous driving technology is way ahead of the curve. It's like comparing a Ferrari to a bicycle. Sure, the bicycle can get you from A to B, but the Ferrari is going to do it with style, speed, and a whole lot of tech wizardry.

So, the next time someone tries to tell you Tesla is faking it, just smile and say, "Have you seen the videos?"

[boston745]

Tesla video promoting self-driving was staged, engineer testifies

A 2016 video that Tesla (TSLA.O)
, opens new tab used to promote its self-driving technology was staged to show capabilities like stopping at a red light and accelerating at a green light that the system did not have, according to testimony by a senior engineer.
The video, which remains archived on Tesla’s website
, opens new tab, was released in October 2016 and promoted on Twitter by Chief Executive Elon Musk as evidence that “Tesla drives itself.”
But the Model X was not driving itself with technology Tesla had deployed, Ashok Elluswamy, director of Autopilot software at Tesla, said in the transcript of a July deposition taken as evidence in a lawsuit against Tesla for a 2018 fatal crash involving a former Apple (AAPL.O)
, opens new tab engineer.
The previously unreported testimony by Elluswamy represents the first time a Tesla employee has confirmed and detailed how the video was produced.
The video carries a tagline saying: “The person in the driver’s seat is only there for legal reasons. He is not doing anything. The car is driving itself.”
Elluswamy said Tesla’s Autopilot team set out to engineer and record a “demonstration of the system’s capabilities” at the request of Musk.

Yep it has staged videos before.

https://www.reuters.com/technology/tesla-video-promoting-self-driving-was-staged-engineer-testifies-2023-01-17/