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Tesla's robotaxi event offered few technical details

For Elon Musk, full autonomy is always just a year away.

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Timothy B. Lee
Oct 11, 2024
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As I watched last night’s Tesla robotaxi event, I was struck by the contrast with earlier Tesla events focused on self-driving.

In 2019, for example, Tesla held an “Autonomy Day” to show off its progress in self-driving technology. Over more than two hours, Tesla engineers explained Tesla’s technology stack in detail. There was a presentation about a pow…

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