Are robotaxis the future? Or instead, the past?
Are robotaxis the future? Or instead, the past?
TechCrunch reports that Tesla indeed launched something today, where they gave out rides for $4.20 to fanboys. But as everyone knew was going to happen, there is a human co-pilot in every vehicle and lots of teleoperation, too. Just like their fake Optimus robots.
Forbes reports that the Tesla robotaxi "launch" is, as expected, a complete joke. Not only did they miss their start date, but they have to use a human safety driver in the passenger seat.
electrek reports on how even Andrej Karpathy, the former head of AI at Tesla, doesn't believes that Teslas nor Waymos are truly automated driving. That technology simply doesn't exist yet.
Gizmodo reports on how Waymo and Tesla vehicles are not truly autonomous. And they won't solve any problems because they will just cause more traffic.
The Verge reports on how Tesla's robotaxi attempt is in Texas because of the extremely lenient laws there. Their politicians appears to simply not care at all about safety of the public.
KXAN Austin reports on how the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has stated that Tesla has answered their questions on how they plan on offering robotaxi service safely. But Tesla won't allow the answers to be released to the public even though they will be using public roads.
