"Being a human safety driver in an autonomous car is a relatively hard task, and Waymo insists on a lot of training before letting its employees loose in its cars on the road. It's possible that Tesla is being far less diligent in this regard. Tesla's robotaxi experiment is proving to be more fraught than, say, Waymo's. There have been at least seven crashes since the launch of its Austin trial in July,"
"Its operation in California may be even more shaky. Although Tesla Robotaxi LLC has a permit from the California Department of Motor Vehicles to test autonomous cars on public roads with a safety driver, it has no permits from the California Public Utilities Commission for autonomous vehicles. CPUC permits are required to test or deploy an autonomous vehicle with or without a safety driver onboard. (In March, Tesla obtained a permit to operate a conventional ride-hailing service with human drivers.)"
A poster reported the same safety driver fell asleep on a traffic-choked drive from Temescal to San Francisco. Being a human safety driver in an autonomous car requires significant skill and training. Waymo mandates extensive training for its safety drivers, while Tesla may apply less rigorous standards. Tesla's robotaxi program has recorded at least seven crashes since the Austin trial began in July, and data provided to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has been redacted. Tesla Robotaxi LLC holds a California DMV permit to test with a safety driver but lacks CPUC permits required to test or deploy autonomous vehicles with or without a safety driver. In March Tesla obtained a permit to operate a conventional ride-hailing service with human drivers.
Read at Ars Technica
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