Texas Governor signs emergency legislation to regulate Robotaxis

I wonder if Elon is actually supporting this legislation? It would be a good excuse to delay the rollout.

https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/tesla-tiptoes-into-long-promised-robotaxi-service-2025-06-22/

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Reality:

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I have to wonder what the “human driver” is going to do from the passenger seat. Are there controls there that we don’t know about? And is the paying passenger sitting in the driver’s seat or the back seat?

I’m glad they’re beginning with caution, I just have questions.

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Does anyone else think the 420 joke stopped being funny a while back?

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As far as the 420 thing, Elon says he has no alternative.

No imagination, you mean. Lots of alternatives.

$9.11. $17.76. $19.41. $1.06. $6.28 (his birthday). $45.47 (already taken by Trump phone). $19.97 (when SkyNet took over). $22.45 (first StarTrek mission). $4.09 billion (his net worth).

Heck, he could have pegged it to the Tesla share price ($3.22), but generally you want to be raising prices eventually :wink:

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You have been retired for too long.

No. I don’t think so, but he/she/it can use the touchscreen.

Only two passengers per ride, both in the back seat.

None as good as…

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

42 is the answer to the “Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything” as calculated by the supercomputer Deep Thought.

The Captain

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I have no problem with Elon smoking pot if he wants. But it feels like high school “He said 420” (snicker, snicker). He’s done that same joke like 20 times now.

Okay Elon, I get it. You think you are cool because you smoke dope. Time to move on.

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There will always be negative nancies and naysayers but doers do.

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You can see from this video the safety driver is about to intervene on the touchscreen. So it looks like the safety driver’s controls are on the touchscreen.

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Yes, I forgot that Tesla’s controls are on the screen in the center, rather than on the dash & stalks as mine are.

Nice reference, great series! I’m keeping a close eye on the dolphins.

In related news, the whales may be trying to tell us something…

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