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Has Musk Given Up On Full Self Driving (FSD)?
Elon Musk has been promising Full Self-Driving (FSD) for his Tesla car customers for quite some time. I myself own a 2017 Model S 75D which, according to Musk and Tesla, is capable of FSD using only cameras (see Tesla Camera-Only Vision Predicted In 1930's SF). This in spite of the fact that my car has both radar and ultrasonic sensors.
But has Mr. Musk decided to hedge his bet, just like car maker Waymo has already done (see 'Autonomous' Waymo Improves Driving With Remote Human Operators)?
It’s something that Tesla really needs in order to deliver a robotaxi service, and something that market leader Waymo has already deployed.
Waymo can be a bit vague when talking about the level of teleoperation with its vehicles, but we know that the vehicles can send a “stuck” alert and a team of remote Waymo employees can debug them.
Now, Tesla is also establishing a teleoperation team, according to a new job listing:
(Via electrek.co.)
In his 2007 novel Halting State, science fiction author Charles Stross describes driverless drones shepherded remotely:
I'm pretty sure that Musk's Starlink network of satellites will play a role in providing low-latency connectivity to these cars.
Tesla has confirmed through a new job listing that it plans to establish a ‘teleoperation’ team to remote control its upcoming robotaxi fleet.
Tesla AI’s Teleoperation team is charged with providing remote access to our robotaxis and humanoid robots. Our cars and robots operate autonomously in challenging environments. As we iterate on the AI that powers them, we need the ability to access and control them remotely...
The steering wheel twitches hesitantly, then as the doors click shut it spins hard over and the yuppiemobile accelerates fast. You try not to shudder. You hate the whole idea that some bored drone pusher in a remote driving centre has got your life - and half a dozen other lives - in his hands.
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