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title: "Tesla ‘Robotaxi’ sold a 66-minute 2.3-mile ride and left a rider 3 miles from his destination"
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url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/296831974.md"
description: "Tesla's Robotaxi service in Texas faces backlash from users, including Tesla ambassadors, due to poor performance. Reports include a 2.3-mile trip estimated at 66 minutes and significant drop-off errors leaving passengers miles from their destinations. These incidents highlight growing dissatisfaction with the autonomous ride-hailing experience."
datetime: "2026-08-24T21:43:53.000Z"
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# Tesla ‘Robotaxi’ sold a 66-minute 2.3-mile ride and left a rider 3 miles from his destination

Tesla’s “Robotaxi” service is racking up a wave of terrible rider experiences in Texas — and the complaints are increasingly coming from Tesla’s own fans and ambassadors.

A self-described “Tesla Ambassador” says the service quoted him 66 minutes for a 2.3-mile trip and left him to call an Uber, while a four-time Tesla owner has logged a string of missed pickups and drop-offs left blocks — sometimes miles — from the destination.

## A 2.3-mile trip, estimated at 66 minutes

Reggie Overton, who describes himself in his bio as a “Tesla Ambassador, MBA, AI/ML certified,” posted a detailed account of a Robotaxi ride gone wrong on August 22.

His destination was 2.3 miles from his pickup location, but the Robotaxi estimated the trip would take 1 hour and 6 minutes. When he called support, he was told it was a bug. The estimate briefly dropped to 16 minutes, “but the actual route never changed,” before jumping back up to 57 minutes.

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