Tesla took some delicate jabs at its robotaxi opponents forward of its third-quarter earnings name on Wednesday.
On a web site Tesla created for its robotaxi security report, the corporate uploaded clips of its self-driving vehicles maneuvering in real-world circumstances with no driver behind the wheel. Obstacles and hazards included stormy climate, a pedestrian crossing at a inexperienced gentle, stray pets, and rival robotaxis getting in the way in which.
Ashok Elluswamy, Tesla’s VP of AI, additionally posted the video on X, calling it “Robotaxi B-roll.”
At across the 1:44 mark of Elluswamy’s publish, the video reveals a robotaxi coming to an entire cease in its personal lane as a Waymo makes a wider-than-usual proper flip. The Waymo could be seen encroaching into Tesla’s lane earlier than it returns to its personal path.
A Waymo spokesperson didn’t instantly return a request for remark.
In one other quick clip, the Tesla robotaxi is seen driving at evening, braking for an Avride automobile that pulled up from the precise, a bit of too far into the Tesla’s path.
Avride is a robotaxi firm that provides robotaxi rides via Uber in Dallas and is testing rides with a security driver behind the wheel in Austin.
A spokesperson for Avride didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.
Tesla posted the footage because it seeks to make its case publicly on robotaxi security. The corporate started providing a restricted variety of autonomous rides with out an in-car security monitor in Austin in January.
Within the newly posted security report, Tesla stated its robotaxi service has pushed 3.3 million miles autonomously — comparatively small in comparison with Waymo’s greater than 271 million miles pushed as of June.
Tesla stated throughout its Q3 earnings name that it’s going to launch unsupervised Cybercabs in Dallas in November.