Letters to Senator Markey: six autonomous vehicle companies say remote assistants don't drive their vehicles; Tesla says its operators are authorized to do so
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I think it's wrong to lead with the Tesla piece here especially if you're leaving room for people to interpret it as “lol the teslas are being remotely driven the robotaxis are fake” — bsky.app/profile/tech... [embedded post]
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Tesla Admits Its Robotaxis Are Sometimes Driven by Remote Humans
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Tesla Says Its Robotaxis Are Sometimes Driven by Remote Humans