Musk says Tesla’s robotaxis still cannot reliably see pets at night
Elon Musk said Tesla’s robotaxis are still working on spotting animals that blend into the road at night, describing the problem as grey kittens on grey tarmac, as Austin’s hours moved to 11pm from 10pm. The EU’s Technical Committee on Motor Vehicles votes on bloc-wide approval of the same camera-only sensor suite on 6 October.
Elon Musk says Tesla’s robotaxis still cannot reliably see pets on the road at night. Austin’s service now runs an hour longer, until 11pm. The European Union votes on Tesla’s driver assistance software on Tuesday.
“Literally trying to avoid grey kittens on grey tarmac in the dark,” Musk said on Friday, as Electrek reported. The main thing Tesla is trying to solve is not running over pets when they are hard to see at night, he said.
Austin’s closing time moved from 10pm to 11pm. The service opened in June 2025 running...
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