Tesla Robotaxi Experiences Existential Crisis on Dallas Highway, Passenger Included
KEY POINTS
- •Last week Tesla launched its robotaxi service in Dallas, sparking eager trials from locals.
- •Chris Ramos waited two hours for a ride, then rode 11 miles in 54 minutes with multiple navigation errors.
- •During the ride, the car entered a highway at 90 mph then attempted to pull over, requiring human intervention.
In a Dallas debut rivaling a bizarre reality show, 34-year-old accounts payable supervisor Chris Ramos wasted two hours stalking Tesla's Robotaxi app before being ghosted by customer service claiming the service wasn’t live—classic startup vibes. When he finally scored a ride on April 2026, the car flawlessly hesitated at red lights it could legally turn right on and bizarrely missed its exit to hit the highway, accelerating to 90 mph with the confidence of a teenager trying to impress a crush. Then, mid-flight existential crisis, it tried to pull over, terrifying Ramos amid flying cars. A Tesla rep swooped in like a pit crew to save the day, but the saga continued with five laps of a hotel speed bump grand prix and a premature, 2.6-mile-abandoned drop-off. The 11-mile, 54-minute joyride slapped Ramos with an $18 fee—$2 more than a 3-mile Waymo trip he previously took—prompting a hesitant thumbs-up but a firm 'keep grandma away' warning!
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(1 of 3)Tesla’s robotaxi took a scenic loop-de-loop in Dallas, panicked on the highway, and tried to quit mid-ride like it just remembered it left the oven on.
Waiting two hours just to be ghosted by a car app is peak 21st-century romance.
Tesla robotaxis: now featuring crash courses in highway anxiety and hotel NASCAR loops.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 4/20/2026 | Author: Lakshmi Varanasi
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