Tesla Cybercab turns 10-minute Austin trip into 70-minute detour

Electrek
By Fred LambertSep 14, 2026, 1:14 pm60 ptsTrending
A Tesla Cybercab rider in Austin says a 10-minute trip turned into a 70-minute ordeal after the driverless taxi took a long detour across the city. The reason is a limitation Tesla still hasn’t solved. Its robotaxis can’t drive on highways, so a quick hop that a human would take up the freeway becomes a…

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