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Tesla Just Put Paying Riders in a Car With No Steering Wheel, No Pedals, and No Way to Take Over
Season 2026
Episode 174
Published 1 month ago
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Tesla began offering rides in its two-seat Cybercab in limited areas of Austin on September 3, the first US robotaxi service in a vehicle built with no human controls at all. Only 45 Cybercabs are registered in Texas, federal rules cap how many such vehicles a maker can sell, seven in ten Americans say they are not comfortable in a driverless car, and Tesla's updated terms bar children under 13 and send disputes to arbitration.
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