Are robotaxis the future? Or instead, the past?
Are robotaxis the future? Or instead, the past?
1) Tesla is acknowledging they cannot create level-5 autonomy and that instead teleoperation needs to be used; 2) they currently do not have teleoperation infrastructure; and 3) they don't seem to understand that one cannot remotely drive a vehicle, but instead can only give instructions, as Waymo does.
The Verge reports on a level 4 robotaxi that costs just $30k by having swappable batteries. Tesla and Waymo won't be able to compete with that low of a vehicle cost.
It is remarkable that Tesla will take out a patent on an idea that they have no hope or intention of building, and fan-boys will write about it as if it is some great new product.
Wired does something rather numerous. They follow around a Waymo for a day to see what it actually does. But interestingly, they actually make some great insights.
Jalopnik reports in how a Wall Street analyst wrongly thinks that robotaxis will be less expensive than regular cars due to steering wheel and pedals not needed
Inside EVs reports on a test of "Full" Self Driving (FSD) on a Cybertruck. In short, pedestrians are going to die.
