Elon Musk's "fully autonomous" cars will, like other robotaxi vehicles, rely on remote human pilots.

Silicon Valley wants us to believe that their autonomous products are a kind of self-guided magic, but the technology is clearly not there yet. A quick peak behind the curtain has consistently revealed a product base that, at a minimum, is still deeply reliant on human workforces.

  • SayCyberOnceMore@feddit.ukEnglish
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    2 days ago

    It’s just like the indoor farm factory things, eventually everyone realises it’s too expensive

    Cost of car + remote driver infrastructure + remote driver (minimum) wage will be much higher than simpler car + local driver

    • renzev@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      11 hours ago

      Now we just have to wait for some startup to pitch “local drivers” as a revolutionary new idea.

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