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Tesla moves 'Robotaxi' safety monitor from passenger to driver's seat

Tesla has moved its safety monitor from the passenger’s seat to the driver’s seat in its ‘Robotaxi’ service in Austin, Texas, as it expands onto highways. However, the timing may be more closely tied to regulations. When Tesla launched its ‘Robotaxi’ service in Austin, we warned that the move was more about optics than safety, as the automaker basically deployed its ‘Supervised Full…
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Elon Musk shut down internal Tesla analysis that showed Robotaxi would lose money

According to a credible new report, Elon Musk has reportedly shut down an internal analysis from Tesla executives that showed the company’s Robotaxi plans would lose money and that it should focus on its more affordable ‘Model 2’. In early 2024, we reported that Musk had canceled Tesla’s plan for a new affordable electric vehicle built on its upcoming ‘unboxed’ vehicle platform, often…
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Tesla reveals its modular 'unboxed' EV manufacturing process in a patent

Tesla has revealed its modular ‘unboxed’ EV manufacturing process that will be used in its upcoming Robotaxi in a new patent application. At Tesla’s 2023 Investor Day, the automaker unveiled a new car manufacturing system, which CEO Elon Musk claimed would be faster, more efficient, and enable the production of cheaper electric vehicles. Tesla is calling it the “Unboxed Process”: The…
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