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Turns out Tesla’s “self-driving” taxis have drivers

Jason Weisberger
Apr 01, 2026
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Despite years of promises about driverless tech, Tesla says its robotaxis still rely on humans who can step in and drive when things go wrong. As Tesla’s future is based on robotaxis and humanoid robots, this seems like quite a problem.

The February hearing, convened by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and T…

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