Tesla launched a limited robotaxi service in Austin, Texas, earlier this summer, but it’s unclear whether the vehicles driving around the city are technologically advanced enough to count toward that 1 million robotaxi goal. (The proposal specifies that the robotaxis must not have a “human driver,” and the vehicles in Texas have safety monitors sitting in their front passenger seats for city rides and in the driver’s seats for highway trips.)
Meanwhile, the company is data-offer-url=”https://www.theinformation.com/articles/inside-teslas-secretive-optimus-robot-program” class=”external-link” data-event-click=”{"element":"ExternalLink","outgoingURL":"https://www.theinformation.com/articles/inside-teslas-secretive-optimus-robot-program"}” href=”https://www.theinformation.com/articles/inside-teslas-secretive-optimus-robot-program” rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank”>reportedly falling well short…
