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Tesla is looking to hire a team to remotely control its 'self-driving' robotaxis


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

Musk recently unveiled what he called the “Cybercab” and said that Tesla plans to launch a robotaxi service by 2026, competing with other big-name brands currently operating in the space. A recently spotted Tesla job listing advertises a role to build out a remote teleoperations team for the firm’s upcoming robotaxi fleet. Last year it was reported that some of the pivotal work behind ChatGPT, OpenAI’s prized chatbot, was powered by human workers who were only being paid $15 per hour.

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