""The safety driver is just there for the first few months to be extra safe. Should be no safety driver by end of year.""
"Tesla's Robotaxi platform utilizes employees in the front passenger seat during city rides in Austin and the driver's seat of the vehicles during highway operations in Austin, as well as during all rides in the Bay Area."
"Tesla executives have said their attitude toward safety is "paranoid," but for good reason: an accident could set back the progress that it and many other companies, including rivals like Waymo, have made in the past few years."
Elon Musk said Tesla plans to eliminate Safety Drivers from its Robotaxi fleet, distinct from Safety Monitors. Tesla currently places employees in the front passenger seat for city rides in Austin, in the driver's seat for highway operations in Austin, and during all Bay Area rides. Musk said the Safety Driver presence is temporary for extra safety and expects no safety driver by the end of the year. Safety Drivers and Monitors have drawn criticism, but Tesla prioritizes rider safety to avoid incidents that could set back self-driving progress. Musk aims for Robotaxi coverage for half the U.S. population by year-end.
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