"Tesla has begun testing its Model Y robotaxis in Austin without a human safety monitor on board. The robotaxis available for paying passengers still have human supervisors on board. Still, it's a crucial step forward for the automaker that's betting its future on autonomous vehicles, AI and humanoid robots. On Elon Musk's social media platform X, a Tesla fan going by the handle name of Mandablorian first posted the video of a black Model Y cruising along smoothly on Austin's roads without any passengers inside."
"The robotaxis are guided by Tesla's Full-Self Driving (FSD) software, which is also available on the cars it sells to buyers. But so far, the rollout has been limited to Austin and San Francisco, with human supervisors on board monitoring the vehicles, with plans to expand to more cities next year. Now, as the company plans to gradually remove the human drivers from the equation, it will be a real test of the underlying FSD software, which has so far been far from perfect."
Tesla is conducting tests of Model Y robotaxis in Austin without human safety drivers on board. Paying-passenger robotaxis still operate with human supervisors present. The vehicles use Tesla's Full-Self Driving (FSD) software, which is available to consumer cars and currently deployed in limited rollouts in Austin and San Francisco. Videos show empty Model Ys navigating smoothly but also show instances of traffic-rule violations. Tesla reported seven crash incidents to the NHTSA since the human-supervised robotaxis began operating in Austin. The company plans gradual expansion and removal of onboard human drivers while competitors like Waymo scale driverless ride volumes in other cities.
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