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Self-Driving · October 2026Gaffe level: Blunder

Tesla Robotaxi Remote Operator Crashed Into a Tree Stump in Houston

Tesla's own NHTSA filing reveals a Model Y got stuck on a dead-end road in May, so a remote operator took over to rescue it... and drove it straight into a hidden tree stump at 2 mph. It is the first time Tesla has formally admitted to the feds that a person sitting somewhere else was driving when it crashed.

Source: Electrek

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