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Tesla safety driver falls asleep during passenger's robotaxi ride

barbazoo
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skeptical

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negative

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tech

Key topics

autonomous vehicles

Tesla

safety concerns

Debate intensity20/100

A Tesla safety driver fell asleep during a passenger's robotaxi ride, raising concerns about the company's diligence in training and supporting its safety drivers, with commenters questioning Tesla's practices compared to other companies like Waymo.

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aeternum
15h ago
Who would have guessed the author lives in DC and is an activist?
barbazoo
15h ago
> 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.

Less diligent or maybe just a shitty employer not giving the folks that work for them enough time or enough money.

apparent
14h ago
Why can't the vehicle detect that the safety drive has fallen asleep? Regular passenger cars have this capability, after all.
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