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English => News => Topic started by: Redaktion on January 22, 2026, 20:56:23

Title: First unattended Model Y robotaxi rides don't let passengers take over
Post by: Redaktion on January 22, 2026, 20:56:23
Tesla has become the first autonomous vehicle company to offer truly driverless rides without a safety monitor in the US. It won't let riders touch the steering wheel and take over, though.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/First-unattended-Model-Y-robotaxi-rides-don-t-let-passengers-take-over.1210204.0.html
Title: Re: First unattended Model Y robotaxi rides don't let passengers take over
Post by: Noisy on January 23, 2026, 03:39:40
Wait, does Waymo have safety monitors? Or are they not an "autonomous vehicle company?"
Title: Re: First unattended Model Y robotaxi rides don't let passengers take over
Post by: anan on January 23, 2026, 09:39:51
Quote from: Noisy on January 23, 2026, 03:39:40Wait, does Waymo have safety monitors? Or are they not an "autonomous vehicle company?"
My thoughts exactly. Surely there is some sort of asterisk missing in that summary. Maybe Waymo had safety 'drivers' as opposed to safety monitors who sit in the passenger seat?
Title: Re: First unattended Model Y robotaxi rides don't let passengers take over
Post by: Nomotion on January 27, 2026, 01:00:10
I think it's because Waymo doesn't produce the vehicle. They produce software that runs on modified Jaguars
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