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5. I couldn't believe it, sounds like something from 'The Onion.'

Reply to Buns_of_Fire (Reply #3)

Mon Jun 23, 2025, 04:55 PM

Jun 23

'Tesla's inaugural Robotaxi rides will have a human 'safety monitor' on board'

"Invited guests will be joined by a monitor in the front passenger seat."

https://www.engadget.com/transportation/tesla-inaugural-robotaxi-rides-will-have-a-human-safety-monitor-on-board-161307639.html

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Tesla Robotaxi Videos Show Speeding, Driving Into Wrong Lane (Who DIDN'T have that on their Bingo card?) Bloomberg [View all] usonian Jun 23 OP

Apartheid Clyde and his piece of shit company ain't worth a squirt of dog piss. SoFlaBro Jun 23 #1

In Austin, Texas, a human "safety monitor" is required to sit in the front passenger seat of Tesla robotaxis. sop Jun 23 #2

If it needs a paid "safety monitor" in the vehicle at all times, Buns_of_Fire Jun 23 #3

I couldn't believe it, sounds like something from 'The Onion.' sop Jun 23 #5

Are there brake pedals installed on the passenger side for the safety monitor? tanyev Jun 23 #8

Knowing nothing about Teslas, isn't there an app for that? usonian Jun 23 #10

And I'll bet DOGE's evisceration of our government Wicked Blue Jun 23 #4

That piece of garbage will kill people. dalton99a Jun 23 #6

His starships blow up, his cars catch fire, his self-driving software is bug-ridden, his Cybertruck is crap, Midnight Writer Jun 23 #7

Plus, his robots are just dummies with human operators. NBachers Jun 23 #9

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