The Zoox co-founder and CTO doesn’t believe Tesla will launch a robotaxi ride-hailing service in California (or anywhere else) next year despite what Elon Musk recently claimed.
The “fundamental issue is they don’t have technology that works,” Levinson said. “And by works, I want to differentiate between a driver assistance system that drives most of the time — except when it doesn’t, and then you have to take over — versus a system that’s so reliable and robust that you don’t need a person in it.”
Read more about Levinson’s thoughts here and watch the entire discussion on YouTube below.