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there is usually a random person sitting in the front seat of these, making sure it doesn't crash, not sure why anyone would want to use that, versus waymo
we have covered robotaxi on SNL, it was actually the first weekend it launched in austin if i remember correctly
i forget what episode that was maybe @wumbo knows
Good to see this. It's come a long way since this was published and will be rolling out in a bunch of cities this year, with the dedicated Cybercab vehicle entering production too. Having used FSD in my car, it's genuinely mind-blowing that it's a consumer product and so few seem to know what it's capable of. Hopefully that will change soon and a meaningful amount of lives can be saved.
-Tom
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As of today, Robotaxi is now live in Austin without the safety drivers, so there's literally nobody in the car at a much cheaper rate than Waymo.
-Tom
Might be Apple only right now, but it's in the app store. Just search for "Robotaxi".
The random person is just a precautionary measure, standard for new autonomous ventures in a given city. They were scheduled to be removed by the end of 2025 but that didn't happen, but they will be gone imminently. The other reason to use Robotaxi over Waymo is cost. It's much cheaper per mile.
-Tom
No, anyone can book a Robotaxi. The dedicated Robotaxi app is available to all to download. Please try it and report back.
-Tom
afaik robotaxis are only available to people that currently own a Tesla - at least as of a few months ago. I haven't tried it yet but I see them around