Don't look behind the curtain

So many tidbits on here

> When pressed on how many operators are located outside the United States, Peña said he did not have the breakdown available,

> We don’t know if these people have US driver’s licenses.

> both companies insisting their technology is safer than human drivers

> The company claims that its peer-reviewed model indicates that a human driver in a similar scenario would have hit the kid at a higher speed.

https://eletric-vehicles.com/waymo/waymo-exec-admits-remote-operators-in-philippines-help-guide-us-robotaxis/

#autonmous #vechicles #driving

Tesla is asked to delay Robotaxi launch in Austin by Texas lawmakers

CEO Elon Musk himself has previously described what Tesla plans to launch as “not really self-driving”, but the CEO is using the new strategy as a way to claim a win in autonomous driving after years of missed deadlines and failed promises.

#austin #texas #tesla #robotaxi #autonomousvehicles #autonmous #selfdriving #automotive #auto #cars #transportation

https://electrek.co/2025/06/18/tesla-asked-delay-robotaxi-launch-in-austin-texas-lawmakers/

Men Stall Waymo Driverless Car to Catcall Female Passenger Inside

A San Francisco woman on Monday posted a video of two catcalling men who stalled a Waymo robot taxi by refusing to move out of the street—all in an effort to ask for her phone number.

#Waymo #SanFrancisco #selfdriving #autonmous #autonomousvehicles #automotive #auto #cars #transportation #security #misogyny

https://www.pcmag.com/news/men-stall-waymo-driverless-car-to-catcall-female-passenger-inside