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Tesla releases details about 'Robotaxi' launch: there's a 'safety monitor' in front seat

June 23, 2025
Tesla has released the details about its planned ‘Robotaxi’ launch in Austin, Texas, this weekend, and it’s even worse than we thought. There’s going to be a “safety monitor” in the front seat. Over the last few weeks, we have been discussing how Tesla’s planned launch of a “Robotaxi” service was a game of smoke and mirrors, meant to improve the optics of the automaker’s…
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Tesla Robotaxi rumors: butterfly doors, two seats, robovan, and more

October 17, 2024
Several rumors about Tesla’s Robotaxi/Cybercab are emerging ahead of the event tomorrow.They are talking about butterfly doors, two seats, a robovan, and more. Tesla is set to hold its ‘We, Robot’ event tomorrow evening in Los Angeles. The automaker is now marketing the event as the unveiling of “the future of autonomy,” but it was previously advertised as its ‘robotaxi’, which is…
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Pony.ai permitted to expand robotaxi rides in China without a safety monitor present

April 27, 2023
Autonomous robotaxi startup Pony.ai has garnered its latest permit in China – this time allowing rides in the city of Guangzhou without a safety officer present in the vehicle. The permit follows recent permissions awarded to the startup in Beijing, as it continues to expand through China and beyond. Pony.ai Inc. is a technology company founded in 2016 that specializes in autonomous mobility.
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