Tesla's Houston Robotaxi Boundary Faces Scrutiny Over 'Dead Zones' and Routing Flaws

Tesla's newly expanded, rocket-shaped Robotaxi operational area in Houston is facing criticism for including service areas where pickups are unavailable. Testing by an autonomous vehicle tracker revealed significant service dead zones within downtown sectors that technically fall inside the published boundary. The initial rollout also suffered from major navigation inefficiencies, generating extreme estimated trip times for journeys spanning only a few blocks.