
There's always something surreal about watching Tesla roll out the future. The brand lives on big promises that (sometimes) take a while to deliver. But when Tesla does deliver? Consumers often watch on in awe and generate quite a bit of hype. What gets ignored is the fine print—until things get messy on the road. And now that federal regulators are knocking on Tesla's door while its Robotaxi launch is underway, Tesla's responses are predictably... well, Tesla.