Robotaxis wreck 4x more than humans, and at least one Tesla wants to swim
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Robotaxis wreck 4x more than humans, and at least one Tesla wants to swim

0:00 Feb 18, 2026
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On today's crash-tacular episode of Quick Charge it's been a rough, rough week for Tesla stans as new data out of Austin shows Robotaxis crashing at rates more than 4x higher than humans, new data out of China shows sales crashing more than 45%, and a new video seems to show a Tesla trying to crash into a lake. We've got some of Fred's in-depth analysis of what's going on over at Tesla as they start rolling Cybercabs or Cybervehicles or whatever they're calling it off an assembly line, too – and even something the house that Elon built is doing right! Source Links Tesla ‘Robotaxi’ adds 5 more crashes in Austin in a month — 4x worse than humans Tesla rolls first steering wheel-less Cybercab unit off the line before solving autonomy Chinese state media amplifies viral Tesla failure amid 45% sales crash Tesla ‘Full Self-Driving’ tried to drive owner into a lake, viral video shows Tesla announces Powerwall 3P with native three-phase inverter Prefer listening to your podcasts? Audio-only versions of Quick Charge are now available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn, and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are (allegedly) recorded several times per week, most weeks. We’ll be
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