"The week started with Tesla offering passengers robotaxi rides in Austin without a human safety driver in the front seat. If you recall, Tesla launched a limited service in Austin last year with a fleet of modified Tesla Model Y vehicles running a more advanced version of the company's driving software known as Full Self-Driving Supervised (this one being "unsupervised"). Human safety operators have been riding in the front passenger seat as a precaution since the rollout."
"Meanwhile, Tesla has killed Autopilot, the advanced driver-assistance system that was initially introduced to its vehicles in 2014. Autopilot has gone through several software and hardware iterations over the years with new capabilities. Autopilot was instantly popular and controversial, in part because the name implied the system was more capable than it actually was. (Drivers are responsible and are supposed to have their hands on the wheel when Autopilot is engaged.) Tesla eventually made a basic Autopilot system standard in all of its"
National Transportation Safety Board opened an investigation after robotaxis were spotted illegally passing stopped school buses in at least two states. Tesla began offering passengers robotaxi rides in Austin without a human safety driver in the front seat. Tesla previously ran a limited Austin service with modified Model Y vehicles using a more advanced Full Self-Driving Supervised software while human safety operators rode in the front passenger seat as a precaution. Not all Austin vehicles are fully driverless and chase vehicles accompany some trips. Tesla retired the Autopilot name, a controversial driver-assistance system introduced in 2014 that was later made standard.
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