From The Next Web · Darius Popa · · 1m 10s
Tesla Robotaxi Houston expansion hits routing problems
Days after expanding its Houston service area by 229 square miles, Tesla Robotaxi users report long detours and unavailable pickup zones.
In brief
Days after expanding its Houston service area by 229 square miles, Tesla Robotaxi users report long detours and unavailable pickup zones. Tesla's Robotaxi service in Houston is experiencing routing failures and navigation errors after a major service area expansion announced Monday. Originally reported by The Next Web.
Tesla expands Houston Robotaxi zone
Tesla announced Monday it had expanded its Houston Robotaxi service area into a rocket-shaped zone stretching from northwest Harris County to downtown Houston and Bellaire.
“Houston, we have liftoff.”
Expansion adds 229 square miles
The new zone added an estimated two hundred twenty-nine square miles, according to RobotaxiTracker. Waymo's robotaxi zone in Houston covers about fifty square miles.
Riders report detours and unavailable zones
Ethan McKanna, who runs RobotaxiTracker, found the app rejected downtown pickup locations inside the published zone. A two-block ride quoted forty minutes, routing south through Midtown and the Texas Medical Center before heading back north.
Users experience long waits and delays
Content creator Hy Luu reported his thirteen-mile trip from home to work took about eighty minutes after the car arrived, with a twenty-five-minute pickup wait.His usual commute in his own Tesla takes about forty-five minutes.
The essence
Tesla's Robotaxi service in Houston is experiencing routing failures and navigation errors after a major service area expansion announced Monday.
