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Tesla's robotaxi service in Austin, Texas, has been smooth. Here's why

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Tesla sales have again seen a global plunge, this time 13 percent last quarter compared to the previous year .

The electric automaker hasn’t yet turned around a dismal year that saw public opinion of controversial CEO Elon Musk plummet.

But Tesla is still the world’s most valuable automaker by market capitalization, worth some $990 billion .

Full Self-Driving (Supervised) requires users to keep their eyes on the road.

One YouTuber had their ride halted for a rainstorm; the robotaxi dropped the rider in an Austin park as the wind began to whip around them.

The service pauses for bad weather, according to Tesla ’s website.

Experts say the early bloopers aren’t surprising.

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