First unattended Model Y robotaxi rides don't let passengers take over

[Redaktion]

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

[Noisy]

Wait, does Waymo have safety monitors? Or are they not an "autonomous vehicle company?"

[anan]

Wait, 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?

[Nomotion]

I think it's because Waymo doesn't produce the vehicle. They produce software that runs on modified Jaguars