随着特斯拉在得克萨斯州继续扩大其服务区域，特斯拉Robotaxi的用户正在报告这家自动驾驶网约车服务提供商存在路线规划问题。特斯拉周一宣布，已大幅扩展休斯顿的地理围栏（乘客可在此指定区域内呼叫自动驾驶出租车），其边界线酷似一枚火箭的形状——这显然是在向埃隆·马斯克的SpaceX致敬。马斯克曾表示，两家公司正在通过“独立董事特别委员会”探讨潜在合并的可能。
Users of Tesla Robotaxi are reporting routing issues with the autonomous ride-hailing provider as the company continues to expand its service area in Texas. Tesla announced on Monday that it had significantly expanded the Houston geofence, a designated area where riders can hail a robotaxi, with boundary lines resembling the shape of a rocket — an apparent reference to Elon Musk's SpaceX. The two companies are exploring a potential merger through "special committees of independent directors," Musk has said.
“休斯顿，我们起飞了，”特斯拉Robotaxi账号在X平台上发帖称。“更大的服务区域现已上线。”追踪美国自动驾驶汽车进展的第三方网站RobotaxiTracker报道称，休斯顿的新服务区域估计新增了229平方英里。该覆盖范围远超Waymo在同一城市的地理围栏，后者仅覆盖约50平方英里。
"Houston, we have liftoff," an X post from the Tesla Robotaxi account said. "Bigger service area now live." The new Houston service area represents an estimated additional 229 square miles, RobotaxiTracker, a third-party website that tracks autonomous-vehicle progress in the US, reported. The coverage area dwarfs that of Waymo's geofence in the same city, which only covers about 50 square miles.
然而，一些用户报告称，自动驾驶出租车行驶的路线异常漫长，且新地理围栏并非所有地方都实际可用。内容创作者兼特斯拉爱好者海·卢（Hy Luu）在Instagram上发布了一段视频，展示了他第一次乘坐特斯拉Robotaxi的经历，路线是从他家到办公室——大约13英里的车程。视频中，他说车子大约花了25分钟才到达。他是早上8点上车，9点23分到达目的地。
Some users, however, are reporting that the robotaxi takes unusually long routes and that not every part of the new geofence is actually available. Hy Luu, a content creator and Tesla enthusiast, posted footage on his Instagram showing his first ride in a Tesla Robotaxi, from his house to his office — about a 13-mile drive. In the video, he said the car took about 25 minutes to arrive. He was picked up at 8 a.m. and dropped off at 9:23 a.m.
海（@hy_invests）分享的一篇帖子显示，卢告诉《商业内幕》网站，他驾驶搭载完全自动驾驶能力（监督版）的特斯拉Model 3通勤，通常大约需要45分钟。
A post shared by Hy (@hy_invests) Luu told Business Insider that the commute in his Tesla Model 3, with Full Self-Driving (Supervised), typically takes about 45 minutes.
“我认为大多数人现在都不会使用这项服务，因为车辆到来的等待时间以及它所走的迂回路线，”卢告诉《商业内幕》网站。特斯拉发言人未回应置评请求。
"I think most people would not use this service as it is now because of the wait times for the car coming and then the detours it takes," Luu told Business Insider. A Tesla spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment.
周二，RobotaxiTracker网站创始人伊森·麦肯纳（Ethan McKanna）也在X平台上分享了一段特斯拉Robotaxi应用的屏幕录像，显示每当在地理围栏内的随机点放置定位图钉时，就会显示“位置不可用”。
In an X post on Tuesday, Ethan McKanna, founder of the RobotaxTracker site, also shared a screen recording of the Tesla Robotaxi app displaying "location not available" whenever a pin was dropped at random points within the geofence.
还有一件事。通常宣传的自动驾驶服务区域地图有点虚假——它们并不真正覆盖供应商公布的多边形区域内的所有地方。休斯顿Robotaxi可能是我见过的最令人震惊的“虚假”自动驾驶服务区域，我明白他们这么做是为了搞出星舰的形状，但这也再次体现了一个糟糕的体验点。
在麦肯纳的其他帖子中，一条路线显示步行到上车点需要三小时，而另一程则显示在休斯顿市中心行驶两个街区需要40分钟的行程。
Another thing. Often AV service area maps advertised are kind of fake- they don’t actually go to everywhere in the polygon the provider publishes. Robotaxi Houston is probably by far the most egregious ‘fake’ AV service area I’ve seen I get they were doing it so they could get the starship shape but again this is another poor experience point In other posts from McKanna, one route showed a three-hour walk to the pick-up point, while another ride showed a 40-minute trip to travel two blocks in downtown Houston.
麦肯纳在谈到最近的扩张时写道：“我明白他们这么做是为了搞出星舰的形状，但这也再次体现了一个糟糕的体验点。”
"I get they were doing it so they could get the starship shape, but again this is another poor experience point," McKanna wrote of the recent expansion.
麦肯纳在另一条讨论串中补充说，除了这些问题外，“在休斯顿的服务感觉真的很不错”，等待时间合理，服务区域大，并且乘车体验比Waymo更好。
McKanna added in another thread that, aside from those issues, "the service feels really good in Houston," with reasonable wait times, a large service area, and a better ride experience than Waymo.
路线规划问题并非特斯拉独有。《商业内幕》此前曾报道称，尽管存在更快路线，但Alphabet旗下的Waymo似乎仍会避开某些道路来到达目的地。自动驾驶出租车可能会排除某些路线以避开特定道路（例如有铁轨的道路），或者在服务尚未开通的情况下避开高速公路，尽管这些原因并不能解释所有的路线选择。
Routing issues are not unique to Tesla. Business Insider previously reported that Alphabet's Waymo appeared to avoid certain roads to reach a destination despite faster options. A robotaxi may exclude some routes to avoid certain roads, such as those with railroad tracks, or to avoid highways if the service has not yet been made available, although those reasons don't account for every routing choice.
在9月份在其专用双门Cybercab于公路上投入部署之后，特斯拉在最近几周一直在努力扩大其自动驾驶出租车服务的规模。得克萨斯州机动车辆局的数据显示，该公司在过去一周内注册了大约200辆Cybercab。这与实际投入部署的车辆是分开的。
In recent weeks, Tesla has been working to scale up its robotaxi service, following the deployment of its purpose-built, two-door Cybercab on public roads in September. Data from the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles showed the company has registered about 200 Cybercabs in the past week. That's separate from cars that are actively deployed.
卢在接受采访时表示，自动驾驶出租车在休斯顿并没有那么无处不在。他还没有尝试过Waymo。
Luu said in an interview that robotaxis aren't as ubiquitous in Houston. He hasn't tried a Waymo yet.
“休斯顿大得多，”他说。“人们通常要开车25英里才能到达任何地方，所以通勤路程绝对长得多。”
"Houston's a lot bigger," he said. "People normally drive 25 miles to get anywhere, so it's definitely a lot longer commutes."