No Steering Wheel, No Pedals: Musk's Taxi Service Bets On Public Trust
· Automobile · NDTV, The Independent
Elon Musk deployed dozens of self-driving Cybercabs without steering wheels or brake pedals onto the streets of Austin, Texas, on Thursday. The gold-colored Tesla vehicles offer passengers no physical controls to take over in an emergency. Tesla currently trails self-driving taxi leader Waymo in deployed cabs and completed trips, relying solely on cameras rather than radar or lidar. An invitation-only launch event was expected later Thursday as the company prepares expansions to other cities. Meanwhile, Tesla shares rose more than 5% following the rollout, despite suffering recent slumps in vehicle sales and ongoing global boycotts.
Why it matters
The commercial rollout tests public acceptance of fully autonomous vehicles without manual override controls, directly impacting Tesla's autonomous ride-hailing ambitions and market valuation.
Read the original report — NDTV
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