Tesla's robotaxis are set to deploy in Austin a week from Sunday, but critics are sounding the alarm that the cars pose a public safety threat.
Driving the news: The Dawn Project, Tesla Takedown and Resist Austin will host a demonstration today at 11am, where they say they'll show a self-driving Tesla fail to stop for a child-sized dummy stepping out of a stationary school bus.
What they're saying: "Tesla is poised to launch its robotaxi fleet in Austin any day now, yet serious concerns continue to mount over the safety and reliability of its Full Self-Driving technology," the groups said in a news release, adding that the company is trying to block the release of public records related to its plans, crash data "and number of associated fatalities."
The other side: "We are being super paranoid about safety, so the date could shift," Musk said of the June 22 launch date.
Flashback: The group released a Super Bowl commercial in 2023 that purported to show Teslas hitting child-sized dummies, strollers and driving around stopped school buses.
Zoom in: The cars are already rolling out in Austin. Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Tuesday reposted a video on X of a driverless Tesla traveling down South Congress Avenue.
The car in the video showed "Robotaxi" printed on the passenger door.
