Blythe Christopher attends a demonstration to protest Tesla robotaxis on June 12, 2025 in Austin, Texas.
Todd Wiseman
With Elon Musk looking on June 22 as his attempt date for Tesla’s Pilot Robotaxi service in Austin, Texas, protesters are expressing their opposition.
The defenders of public security and political protesters, annoying with Musk’s work with the Trump administration, joined Thursday in the center of Austin to express their concerns about the launch of Robotaxi. The members of the Dawn project, Tesla Takedown and Resistin say that partially automated Tesla driving systems have security problems.
Tesla sells its cars with a standard autopilot package, or a premium complete self -control option (also known as FSD or supervised FSD), in the US cars. UU. With these systems, which include characteristics such as automatic lane maintenance, address and parking for the National Road Safety Administration of the National Road.
Tesla Robotaxis, which Musk showed in a video clip in X earlier this week, are new versions of the popular model and company vehicles, equipped with a future launch of the Tesla FSD software. That FSD “without supervision”, or Robotaxi technology, is not yet available for the public.
Tesla Critics With The Dawn Project, which calls himself a education and safety security education, brought a version of the model and with relatively recent FSD software (version 13.2.9) to show Austin’s residents how it works.
In its demonstration on Thursday, they showed how a Tesla with FSD committed approached a school bus with a high signal and ran over a child -size mannequin that they put in front of the vehicle.
A model and full -free Tesla (supervised) v. 13.2.9 Committed does not stop for a children’s doll on the road in a demonstration in Austin, Texas, on June 12, 2025.
Todd Wiseman
The CEO of the Dawn project, Dan O’Dowd, also directs the Green Hills software, which sells technology to Tesla competitors, including Ford and Toyota.
Stephanie Gómez, who attended the demonstration, told CNBC that she did not like the role Musk had been playing in the government. In addition, he said he has no confidence in Tesla’s security standards and said there has been a lack of transparency of the company on how its robotaxis will work.
Another protester, Silvia Revelis, said he also opposed Musk’s political activity, but that security is the greatest concern.
“Citizens have not been able to obtain security test results,” he said. “Musk believes he is above the law.”
Tesla did not immediately respond to a request for comments.
– Todd Wiseman contributed to this report.
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