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TSLAEarnings2026-01-28
Musk describes the current supervision arrangements for Tesla's paid robotaxi rides in Austin.
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Elon Musk · Tesla · Tesla Q4 and full year 2025 Financial Results and Q&A Webcast
“Um and um and and we um I think maybe as of uh maybe yesterday or so, we we actually don't we don't even have a chase car or anything like that. So these are just uh cars with no people in them. and no one's following the car um in in Austin.”
Key terms
- chase car
- — A follow vehicle with staff inside that trails a self-driving car during testing in case it needs help.
- safety monitor
- — A person who sits in a self-driving vehicle ready to intervene.
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