Ukwethulwa kwe-Tesla Cybercab e-Austin kubhekene nophenyo lwe-NHTSA

Okushintshile

Ngokombiko we-TechCrunch, i-Tesla ifake ama-Cybercab ayo okuqala angenaso isiteringi namaphedali emigwaqweni yase-Austin, kanti angu-45 abhaliswe eTexas. Ngemva kwamahora ambalwa, i-National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ivule uphenyo mayelana nokuzigunyaza kwe-Tesla, njengoba imithetho yombuso isadinga izilawuli ezenziwa ngesandla.

Kungani lokhu kubalulekile

I-Tesla isisukile ekuboniseni yaya esivivinyweni sokulawula. Imikhumbi yezimoto engu-45 iyindawo ewusizo yokuhlola, hhayi ibhizinisi lezokuthutha elingakhula kalula; inselelo manje ukuthi imoto eyakhiwe ingenazo izilawuli zomuntu ingakwazi yini ukuthola indlela esebenzayo yokusebenza.

Umbono wethu (ukuqagela okusekelwe olwazini): kungenzeka i-Tesla igcine ukusebenza kwayo e-Austin kunomkhawulo ngesikhathi iphendula i-NHTSA, okwenza ukusatshalaliswa okubanzi kuhambe kancane futhi kuncike ezimweni kakhulu kunokwethulwa kwemoto okuvamile. Lokhu kubalulekile ngoba i-Tesla iveze intshisekelo yokudayisela abaqhubi bemikhumbi yama-Cybercab. Labo bathengi bangahlela izimoto, ukushaja nokusebenza kuphela uma sebeyazi izimo zomthetho ezivumela ukuthi lezo zimoto zisebenze ngempela.

Ukuqhathanisa nomlando

I-TechCrunch yabika ngo-2025 ukuthi i-Zoox yazigunyaza i-robotaxi engenaso isiteringi namaphedali ngo-2022, yase ibhekana nokuhlolwa yi-NHTSA. Ukufana kwesakhiwo kusondele: izimoto zabagibeli ezakhelwe inhloso ethile, azinazo izilawuli ezenziwa ngesandla, kanye nendlela yokuzigunyaza ehlangabezana nemithetho eyabhalelwa abashayeli abangabantu.

Umehluko obalulekile usezingeni nasendleleni. I-Zoox yayisithuthukise futhi yayihlola imoto yayo iminyaka, yase ilandela uhlelo oluthile lokukhululwa; i-Tesla isiqale ukusebenza e-Austin ngama-Cybercab angu-45, kanti indlela yayo yokugcina isengaxazululeki. I-Zoox kamuva yathola imvume yokukhokhisa abagibeli, ngaphansi kwezimvume zesifundazwe nezendawo, kanti ukusatshalaliswa kwayo kwakunqunyelwe ezimotweni ezingu-2,500 eminyakeni emibili. Okufanele kubhekwe akukhona nje ukuthi i-Tesla iyaqhubeka yini emgwaqweni, kodwa ukuthi ithola yini izimo ezicacile eziguqula ukuhlola kube yibhizinisi abaqhubi abangakwazi ukulifaka izimali kulo.

Indlela imiphumela engasabalala ngayo

Ukuhlola kwe-NHTSA kungase kuqale ngokubumba isikhathi sokusebenza kwe-Tesla e-Austin. Uma kushintsha indlela yokuhambisana nemithetho noma izimo zokusebenza, abaqhubi bemikhumbi bangahle bahlehlise ukuthenga nokuhlela ukusatshalaliswa. Lokho-ke kugcina umthamo we-Cybercab ugxile enkonzweni yokuqala kunokuvulela imikhumbi yezentengiselwano ithuba elisha lemoto.

Lolu chungechunge lungase luphuke luvune i-Tesla uma iqhubeka nokusebenza phakathi nophenyo noma ithola indlela yombuso yezimoto ezingenazo izilawuli.

Ukuhlolwa komthelela

I-Tesla ibhekene nobungozi esikhathini esiseduze: isu layo elikhethiwe lokuzigunyaza liyahlolwa ngesikhathi ukusebenza kusaqala. Inzuzo ye-Waymo yokuqhathaniswa ngobukhulu ingase iqhubeke uma ukunwetshwa kwe-Cybercab kuhamba kancane; indlela esebenzayo ye-Tesla ingaqinisa lowo mncintiswano.

Abaqhubi bemikhumbi abangase bathenge babhekene nenkinga esebenzisekayo kakhulu. I-Cybercab engenawo amaphedali ayisona nje isinqumo sokuthenga imoto. Iwukubheja ngezimvume, imithetho yokusebenza nesikhathi sokusatshalaliswa.

Izimo ezingaba khona

Okungenzeka kakhulu: Uma i-Tesla ikwazi ukuqhubeka nokusebenza ngesikhathi i-NHTSA ibuyekeza isitifiketi sayo, i-Austin ihlala iyisevisi enomkhawulo ezinyangeni eziyi-6–12 ezilandelayo, kanti ukubhaliswa kukhula kancane kusuka ku-45. Lesi sisekelo sihambisana nomklamo osadinga ukuxazululwa kwendlela yawo yokulawula ngaphambi kokuba ukuthengiswa okukhulu emikhumbini kusebenzeke.

Okuhle kakhulu: Uma i-Tesla ithola izimo zokusebenza ezichaziwe zombuso nezendawo, umthamo wase-Austin uyakhula futhi abaqhubi bemikhumbi bathola isisekelo esicacile sokuhlela ukuthenga. Izimpawu zingafaka ukubhaliswa okudlula ku-45, ozakwethu bokusebenza noma amakhasimende emikhumbi akhonjiwe, kanye nendlela eshiwo yokugunyazwa noma yokukhululwa.

Okubi kakhulu: Uma i-NHTSA ithola ukuthi ukuzigunyaza kwe-Tesla akwanele noma idinga izinguquko ezinkulu, i-Tesla imisa ukunwetshwa noma idlulisela izinsiza ekulungiseni ukuhambisana nemithetho. I-Austin izohlala incane, kubambezeleke ukufinyelela kwabagibeli kanye nezinqumo zokusatshalaliswa kwemikhumbi.

Okufanele kubhekwe ngokulandelayo

• Incazelo ye-NHTSA yophenyo, noma yiziphi izimo zokusebenza, noma isinyathelo sokulungisa esiceliwe.
• Ukuthi ukubhaliswa eTexas kuyakhuphuka yini kudlule ama-Cybercab angu-45 i-Tesla enawo njengamanje ngesikhathi isevisi yase-Austin iqhubeka.
• Ukuthi i-Tesla iyawaveza yini amakhasimende emikhumbi, imigomo yezentengiselwano noma ezinye izimakethe zokusatshalaliswa.