"I wouldn't ride in a Tesla robotaxi even if I were paid": engineers who worked on FSD don't trust their own creation

Reuters interviewed former Tesla workers who said FSD still makes basic safety errors, including around animals, school buses, and road work zones.

The report says Tesla’s robotaxi demos appear heavily prepared and mapped, while safety comparisons used by the company are disputed.

Aggressive settings such as “Mad Max” may encourage speeding, adding to concerns about driver-assistance behavior.

Tesla’s Austin robotaxi fleet remains small and tightly limited, and the NHTSA still has multiple open probes into Tesla systems.