"For years, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has spoken about the company's future involving autonomous vehicles rather than traditionally driven cars and trucks, to the extent that it's had an impact on Tesla sales. This summer, Tesla took a significant step towards that future with the launch of its Cybercab robotaxis in Austin, Texas. Now, the automaker has given a sense of when the metaphorical training wheels are coming off - "training wheels" in this case referring to safety drivers and, eventually, steering wheels."
"During the earnings call, Musk also hinted at future system changes to Tesla's systems, stating, "We'll be adding reasoning to the car." Among those changes are "improvements to the AI that are quite radical."This car will feel like a living creature,\" Musk said. And if that sounds a little unnerving to you, it apparently does to Musk as well. He later mused that "it might almost be too much intelligence for a car.""
Tesla launched Cybercab robotaxis in Austin and plans to expand the self-driving service to additional cities. Cybercabs will soon cease carrying onboard safety drivers for emergency intervention within months, and approval has been sought to operate without drivers in San Francisco. Future Cybercabs are planned to omit steering wheels and pedals. The company emphasizes safety and acknowledges an ongoing NHTSA investigation of its Full Self-Driving software. Major software updates will add reasoning and radical AI improvements intended to make vehicles feel responsive and life-like, though executives expressed concern about excessive intelligence.
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