28 Attempts, 28 Failures: One User's Quest to Find an Unsupervised Robotaxi

A viral account of repeated robotaxi failures highlights the stubborn gap between autonomous vehicle demos and real-world reliability.

@DavidMoss documented 28 consecutive failed attempts to hail an unsupervised robotaxi, with only one successful ride. The thread didn't specify the operator, but the pattern — repeated app failures, no-shows, and cancellations — paints a picture of autonomous ride-hailing that's still far from the seamless experience promised by the industry.

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