Musk: Robotaxi can't run at night because cameras miss pets in the dark

Tesla extended Robotaxi service in Austin to 11 PM from 10 PM. Musk said the limit is cameras struggling to spot animals at night — "grey kittens on grey tarmac" — a problem lidar and radar handle, which Tesla has removed from its cars.

• Austin Robotaxi now runs until 11 PM instead of 10 PM
• Musk: main issue is avoiding pets hard to see at night
• Waymo uses 13 cameras, 4 lidars and 6 radars, runs 24/7
• NHTSA is investigating 3.2 million Teslas over FSD crashes in low visibility