Tesla's robotaxi fleet will be powered by 'plenty of teleoperation'
a year ago
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- Tesla's Austin robotaxi fleet will use 'plenty of teleoperation' for safety.
- Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas, a Tesla supporter, shared insights from a meeting with Tesla.
- The Austin rollout will involve 10-20 Model Y vehicles, invite-only, on public roads with remote supervision.
- Tesla's approach diverges from earlier plans of unsupervised Full Self-Driving, opting for remote employee supervision instead.
- The service is expected to launch in June, but skepticism remains about its advancement over current FSD capabilities.
- Critics argue Tesla's robotaxi lacks necessary non-camera sensors and may not significantly surpass supervised FSD performance.
- The project is seen by some as a distraction from Tesla's unfulfilled promises of fully autonomous consumer vehicles.