"Tesla has officially launched public Robotaxi rides in Austin, Texas, without a Safety Monitor in the vehicle, marking the first time the company has removed anyone from the vehicle other than the rider. The Safety Monitor has been present in Tesla Robotaxis in Austin since its launch last June, maintaining safety for passengers and other vehicles, and was placed in the passenger's seat."
"Tesla started testing this internally late last year and had several employees show that they were riding in the vehicle without anyone else there to intervene in case of an emergency. Tesla has now expanded that program to the public. It is not active in the entire fleet, but there are a "few unsupervised vehicles mixed in with the broader robotaxi fleet with safety monitors," Ashok Elluswamy said:"
"The Robotaxi program also operates in the California Bay Area, where the fleet is much larger, but Safety Monitors are placed in the driver's seat and utilize Full Self-Driving, so it is essentially the same as an Uber driver using a Tesla with FSD. In Austin, the removal of Safety Monitors marks a substantial achievement for Tesla moving forward."
Tesla launched public Robotaxi rides in Austin, Texas, with some vehicles operating without a Safety Monitor, the first time anyone other than a rider has been removed. Safety Monitors had been present in Austin since the program began last June, positioned in the passenger seat to maintain safety. Tesla tested unsupervised rides internally late last year with employees and has now made a limited number of unsupervised Model Y Robotaxis available to the public. The Austin fleet still includes monitored vehicles, while the California Bay Area fleet remains larger and primarily supervised with monitors using Full Self-Driving.
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